London (Greater London) weather

Headline:

Showers clearing to sunny spells. Light winds.

Today:

Showers soon clearing to leave a largely dry day with some sunny spells, lengthiest in the afternoon. Light winds for most, fresher on eastern coasts. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Overnight, lengthy clear spells developing with frost and fog likely. Wind remaining light, feeling chilly with temperatures cooler than of late. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

A chilly start but staying dry. Plenty of weak winter sunshine to start with sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Overnight frost and fog likely. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A largely dry and settled period, with some sunny spells by day. Overnight frost and fog likely. Turning cloudier by Saturday. Temperatures around average.

A split in weather conditions is likely across the UK during early March. Northwestern areas will see some rain and stronger winds at times, as Atlantic weather systems arrive from the west. These spells of wet and windy weather will drift southeast to some degree, but will weaken. High pressure is likely to have more influence across the south of the UK, at least at first. Here, there should be a good deal of fine/dry weather at first with a chance of night frosts and morning fog patches, but some pleasantly mild afternoons, and feeling warm in the sunshine. However, towards mid-March, there is an increasing chance of unsettled conditions becoming more widely dominant across the UK with more in the way of rain at times, even in the south.

The weather across the UK is likely to be dominated by winds from the west or southwest, at least at first, bringing spells of wet and windy weather as Atlantic weather systems move across the country. Northwestern parts of the UK are likely to see the wettest conditions overall, while through mid-March, southern parts of the UK have the greatest chance of high pressure bringing more settled spells. Later in the period, there is a chance that settled weather may develop more widely, but this is low confidence and changeable conditions remain most probable overall. Temperatures typically around or above average, though some short-lived colder spells remain possible.