Preston (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Frost lifting today but fairly cloudy and chilly for many.

Today:

Frost and patchy fog gradually lifting, though staying rather murky over some of the hill tops inland. Elsewhere some sunshine breaking through at times. Turning increasingly cloudy towards the evening. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Generally cloudy this evening and overnight and turning misty and murky in places with some hill fog. Light winds and much milder than last night with any frost very localised. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

Dull and gloomy with misty low cloud and particularly murky over higher ground with foggy conditions at times. The odd brighter break is possible. A bit milder with light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Often cloudy on Friday with mist, fog and drizzly rain in places. Turning brighter from the north on Saturday, then windier with rain or 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.