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UK 5 day weather forecast
Headline:
Turning drier and colder this week.
Today:
Scotland and Northern Ireland will have outbreaks of rain, which will slowly ease into this afternoon. Elsewhere, low cloud gradually lifting to leave a brighter afternoon. A few showers affecting Cornwall. Windy in the west and southwest. Remaining mild.
Tonight:
Remaining mostly cloudy and breezy. Further rain or drizzle where the cloud thickens, mainly in the north and west. A few showers along eastern coasts and staying mostly frost free.
Tuesday:
A mostly cloudy day for all. Early rain in the southwest. Patchy, mostly light, rain also across northern Scotland. Easterly winds slowly increasing and feeling colder as a result.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Heading into Christmas high pressure will bring drier, more settled, albeit colder weather with chilly easterly winds. Perhaps some light rain or wintry flurries at times in the south.
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UK long range weather forecast
Continued mostly settled conditions expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly then northeasterly wind over the period, with wind-chill making it feel colder. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west. This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showery conditions later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.
Updated:
High pressure will probably be close to the UK at the start of this period, perhaps most likely centered to the west, and whilst this may allow relatively settled and dry conditions with a risk of frost and fog initially, there will be the chance of some occasional wet weather at times, perhaps more especially in the north and east. Given some relatively cold air close to the UK, this may bring the chance of some wintry hazards in places. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to develop more widely, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.
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