Northwood (Staffordshire) weather

Headline:

Often cloudy but feeling cold with a brisk wind.

Today:

A largely dry day for most but cloudier than Thursday with a few sunny intervals. Scattered showers arriving in the far southeast later. Feeling cold, especially in the brisk easterly wind. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy this evening and overnight with outbreaks of showery rain and hill snow pushing north and west across the region. Winds easing by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Saturday:

A largely dull day with low cloud and patchy rain, wintry for a time through the morning with drizzle during the afternoon. Feeling chilly with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly cloudy through Sunday and into next week with rain and drizzle at times, perhaps falling as snow over the hills. Feeling cold, especially in the wind.

High pressure is expected to be slow moving and centred to the northeast of the UK over Scandinavia during this period. As a result, east or southeasterly winds will dominate, these bringing cold conditions across the UK from mainland Europe. Some light rain and hill snow is likely at first, particularly across the south of the UK. Dry conditions will probably become more prevalent later in this period with some spells of sunshine or clear skies. However, there is a continued risk of some wintry precipitation at times, particularly along southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures are expected to be below normal during the day with some overnight frost. Brisk winds will exacerbate the cold feel, particularly in the south of the UK.

Weather patterns in the UK are most likely to be slowly evolving. It is most likely that high pressure to the east or northeast of the UK will dominate at first in some form or another, but with time this may decline, allowing an erratic transition to rather more unsettled and less cold conditions. During this transition there is the possibility of periods or rain or snow, at least for a time, but confidence in these details is currently very low.