Exeter (Devon) weather

Headline:

Often cloudy and dry, but blustery and mild.

Today:

Cloudy and windy for many but sunnier in eastern counties. Showery rain spreading east later. A milder day than on Thursday but blustery with strong winds in places. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Largely cloudy with showery rain clearing eastwards. Drier overnight with patchy drizzle over the hills and occasional clear spells. Staying blustery but mild. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday:

Often cloudy with some brighter spells developing in the east. Cloud thick enough for patchy drizzle over the moors. Mild for the time of year and rather windy. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Sunday. Colder with showers on Monday mixed with sunny intervals. Cold start to Tuesday with hazy sunshine, rain arriving later.

A rather changeable start to this period, with frontal systems moving east across the UK and bringing spells of rain and strong winds for many areas, though interspersed with quieter interludes. Overall, rain is most likely across the north and west, while southeast parts may be relatively drier, though not completely dry. Moving into the second week of December, there are signs of more settled weather developing more widely, especially across the south and southwest of the UK. This may well bring a spell of mainly dry conditions in these areas, probably with patchy overnight frost and fog. Any outbreaks of rain and wind in this period are more likely to affect the north. Temperatures will vary around average for December, with some milder and some colder days.

Across the south of the country, high pressure is signalled to be prevalent through the second half of December. Less settled weather is more likely at times though, especially across the north and west. This means wetter and windier spells are possible with a risk of some snow, especially across northern hills. These weather systems are expected to move fairly promptly, with settled spells developing between them, with settled conditions perhaps becoming UK-wide. As a result of these, frost and fog will be notably present where skies clear overnight. Temperatures generally close to average through the period, or slightly above in areas which are wet and windy.