Gilbent (Greater Manchester) weather

Headline:

Patchy frost under clear spells overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Any patchy rain in the far southeast clearing. Soon followed by clear spells overnight. Some low cloud lingering over high ground, then a few showers in west later. A chilly night, with frost patches forming. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Turning increasingly cloudy through the morning. Occasional showers through the day, these perhaps heavy at times, and wintry over high ground in the north. Brighter spells emerging through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers through the weekend, with fog and patchy frost forming under clear skies overnight. Turning wet and breezy from the west into Monday.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain often cloudy, changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average with some night frosts in clearer areas. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.