Brackley (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Cold evening. Outbreaks of rain then spreading south overnight. Breezy.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry, cold evening with some clear spells, and a patchy early frost possible. Areas of thicker cloud then move south overnight, bringing outbreaks of rain after midnight. These mostly light, but perhaps falling as snow over higher hills. Breezy. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Thursday:

Some light rain or hill snow at first, but soon clearing south. Sunny spells then developing, but staying cold, particularly in the brisk winds, which will be strongest along coasts. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cold, mostly dry and sunny, although risk of some snow early Friday. Coastal wintry showers also possible. Strong winds will add to the cold feel, especially along coasts, easing Sunday.

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.