Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucestershire) weather

Headline:

Chilly but bright, though rain arriving overnight.

Today:

A bright day with prolonged sunny spells, though cloud building in the west later. Occasional showers, wintry over the Moors, gradually easing during the day with many staying dry. Feeling cold in a brisk northerly wind. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Dry throughout Wednesday evening as winds ease. Rain and perhaps hill snow arriving in the west during the early hours of Thursday. Frosty in the east but chilly for all. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Thursday:

A wet day with rain spreading across the region along, turning to snow over the Moors. Feeling rather cold again, with blustery winds around coasts at times. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Frosty start to Friday with wintry showers easing and sunny spells emerging. Becoming wet and windy into the weekend, perhaps with hill snow for a time, but also turning milder.

An unsettled start, with a spell of very strong winds and some rain or showers for all parts. It will be mild for most parts, especially towards the southeast, although the strong winds will make it feel rather cold. The start of next week looks like turning colder for all parts, with a return of wintry showers for a time, especially in the north. Conditions then look like settling down as high pressure builds across the country. Although the high may drift off to the east later next week, mainly dry and settled conditions seem likely to persist, especially towards the south and east where fog may become an issue. Temperatures trending back towards average, but overnight frosts are likely and rather cold days where fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.