Grace Road Leicestershire C.C.C. (Leicester) weather

Headline:

Cloud and rain clearing northwards later

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy conditions and outbreaks of rain expected across the region during the evening, gradually clearing northwards early Friday morning to give a few clear spells. These may allow patchy fog and low cloud to develop towards dawn. Breezy at first. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

Unsettled Friday, with a mixture of variable cloud and outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Some strong winds along the coast. Temperatures gradually getting colder. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Unsettled through the period, cloudy with outbreaks of rain, this could turn to snow over high ground. Some strong winds along the coast ease from Saturday. Temperatures gradually getting colder.

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to other areas at times.

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring associated wintry hazards where any precipitation attempts to spread in, especially on hills.