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UK 5 day weather forecast
Headline:
Further wet and breezy weather. Some snow in the north.
Today:
Fog will gradually become confined to hills, though it will be a rather cloudy day overall. Patchy rain and hill snow affecting the northeast, whilst the far west and southwest will be breezy with showers, replaced by heavy rain later.
Tonight:
Rather cloudy with some rain and hill snow in the north. Further wet and breezy weather towards the southwest moving northeastwards overnight. Turning clearer and showery in the southwest later.
Friday:
Friday looks rather cloudy and breezy with rain moving northwards, giving snow over some northern hills. Briefly brighter in the south, though heavier rain and especially brisk winds developing here.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Remaining unsettled over the weekend and to start next week. Showers or longer spells of rain affecting most areas, coupled with brisk winds at times. Further snow on northern hills.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
This period will start off in a similar vein to current conditions. This means largely unsettled weather is expected, with showers or longer spells of rain for many places and occasionally rather windy. Some hill snow is likely in the north too. Temperatures will be close to average for most, but perhaps rather cold in the far northeast. A subtle change is now looking likely during the second half of this period, as the winds look like backing off to more of an easterly or northeasterly direction. It is likely to remain largely unsettled, especially towards the south, but it is likely to become colder with an increasing risk of snow, more particularly in the north. An often brisk wind will accentuate the colder feel too.
Updated:
Something of a north-south split seems quite likely at first, with low pressure to the south and high pressure to the north, before a potential change back to more of a southwest-northeast split, similar to the current setup. With the jet stream likely further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely towards the south. Northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst incursions of wet, windy and milder weather are favoured at times in the south and later the west, colder conditions further north will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the southwest interacts with the cold air. The colder conditions may affect all parts at times, more especially early in this period.
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