Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) weather

Headline:

Low cloud and fog lifting to leave plenty of sunshine.

Today:

Any mist and fog lifting into low cloud, then clearing to leave a fine day across the region with some decent periods of sunshine, especially in the west. Breezy on some coasts. Feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

A fine end to the day. Clouding over during the evening and night with mist and fog patches forming, especially in the east. Cornwall holding on to some clearer breaks. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

One or two bright intervals, mainly in the west. On the whole though a cloudy and gloomy day with some mist and hill fog. Mainly dry. A little milder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Some bright spells on Friday and Saturday, though still often cloudy with some hill fog and patchy light rain. Turning brighter though windier with heavy showers on Sunday. Turning colder.

Turning more unsettled and significantly colder as we head into the weekend with rain or showers for most regions, The heaviest and most frequent spells of rain are most likely in the north where they are likely to turn wintry, especially to the hills of Scotland, but perhaps also to lower levels in the far north as colder air digs south. The chance of any widespread or disruptive snowfall affecting more populated areas at this stage however remains low. Less certainty for the south but even here there is a chance of some more organised rain, and potentially some hill snow. Often windy, with a chance of gales at times, especially in the north and east. Temperatures falling below average and feeling particularly cold in the strong winds.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely more unsettled and colder than during early November for the start of the period. There is a greater chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These bringing some wetter and windier interludes followed by drier periods and with the colder air in situ a greater risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.