Swindon (Swindon) weather

Headline:

Another cold day, though some brighter breaks in the southwest.

Today:

A mainly dry but cloudy day for all but the far southwest, where a few brighter breaks are possible, interspersed with scattered showers skirting the Cornish coastline. Breezier here at times, but light winds elsewhere. Feeling cool beneath the cloud. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Turning cloudier in the far southwest this evening, with light rain edging slowly eastwards overnight. Elsewhere dry but widely cloudy, with pockets of frost likely in rural spots. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

Chilly to start, but a mainly dry, cloudy day with light showers lingering along the south coast. Cloud thickening from the southwest later, with persistent, sometimes heavy, rain arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

High pressure continues to bring cool and rather cloudy conditions. An increasing risk of rain, perhaps hill snow, and feeling rather breezy. Some cold and frosty nights over the weekend.

South or southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK (apart from the far SW which may already be milder by this point). If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.