Houghton Lodge (Hampshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with occasional showers. Breezy. Feeling cold.

Today:

Rather cloudy with further outbreaks of light rain or showers at first, these becoming confined to Kent and Sussex during the afternoon. Becoming largely dry and staying cloudy elsewhere. A brisk northeasterly wind, especially on the coast. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Staying rather cloudy with a few light showers feeding into Kent and Sussex overnight. Otherwise, largely dry elsewhere. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Wednesday:

Largely dry and cloudy on Wednesday, with perhaps the odd isolated light shower. Occasional bright or sunny spells developing in the afternoon, especially in the west. Light winds. Cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

High pressure brings settled, largely dry and cloudy conditions with winds falling lighter. Overnight fog and some isolated frost possible at times. Temperatures remaining near normal to rather cold.

High pressure will likely weaken into the weekend, allowing occasional bands of rain to make progress southeastwards across parts of the UK. While there may be an attempt for high pressure to rebuild at times, especially in the south, the more likely scenario is for an unsettled regime to dominate for much of next week, with occasional spells of rain followed by blustery showers, these most frequent and perhaps wintry at times in the northwest. It may be quite windy at times too, especially towards the north, while southern areas have a greater chance of some lengthier drier and perhaps more settled spells, although even here it may still be rather breezy. Temperatures will vary around average, with oscillations between colder and milder interludes.

Mainly unsettled conditions appear likely for most, with spells of wind and rain followed by showers affecting most areas but especially the north and northwest of the UK. Some sleet and snow is also likely at times, especially on high ground in the north. However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in December or into early January. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with any more settled interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.