Whaddon (Wiltshire) weather

Headline:

Heavy showers then turning colder but drier on Saturday.

Today:

A day of sunshine and heavy showers, these merging to give longer spells of rain during the afternoon with the risk of hail. Hill snow possible on the Moors heading into the evening. Turning windy, especially in the west later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Rain and possible hill snow sinking southwards this evening accompanied by strong winds. Turning drier and colder overnight with clear spells and a frost by dawn, along with icy stretches. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

A frosty, cold but bright start. Sunshine turning increasingly hazy through the day before further rain arrives from the west by the evening. Much lighter winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Wet and windy weather, with hill snow, clearing Saturday night and into Sunday with blustery showers following behind. Sunshine and blustery showers on Monday, with further rain possible on Tuesday.

Showers or longer spells of rain as well as occasional strong winds are most likely as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow at times in the north, mainly on high ground. Temperatures varying from around average to cold at times, especially in the north. While unsettled weather is likely to dominate, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean colder conditions. The latter, more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable at this stage, especially early in this period.