Hope (Derbyshire) weather

Headline:

Drier and brighter after a frosty and icy start.

Today:

Frosty and sunny start for most places, with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, and also the chance of a few early coastal showers. Then dry and sunny, although the sunshine becomes watery as high cloud gradually arrives. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

An early frost develops before outbreaks of sleet and snow spread east overnight, with snow mostly over high ground but also potentially to lower levels. Becoming windy. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Cloudy with rain, snow and strong winds early Sunday. A band of rain following later. Breezy and bright Monday, with showers. Rain followed by showers Tuesday. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Tuesday mostly dry with bright or sunny spells. Wednesday rather cold with probably spells of rain, possibly turning to hill snow.

Showers or longer spells of rain as well as occasional strong winds are most likely as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow at times in the north, mainly on high ground. Temperatures varying from around average to cold at times, especially in the north. While unsettled weather is likely to dominate, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean colder conditions. The latter, more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable at this stage, especially early in this period.