Bassingbourn Snowsports Centre (Cambridgeshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle.

Today:

Mostly dry with plenty of low cloud and some mist or hill fog at first. There may be some outbreaks of light rain or drizzle at times. This may turn more persistent late in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Rain through the evening, turning heavy at times, clearing in the early hours. Widespread low cloud, with mist and hill fog. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Any hill fog or mist then slowly lifting. Generally a dry but dull day, with plenty of cloud. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy on Tuesday with light rain or drizzle and winds strengthening. Drier and brighter on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures becoming a little cooler and strong winds along the coast.

Continued mostly settled conditions expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly then northeasterly wind over the period, with wind-chill making it feel colder. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west. This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showery conditions later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.

High pressure will probably be close to the UK at the start of this period, perhaps most likely centered to the west, and whilst this may allow relatively settled and dry conditions with a risk of frost and fog initially, there will be the chance of some occasional wet weather at times, perhaps more especially in the north and east. Given some relatively cold air close to the UK, this may bring the chance of some wintry hazards in places. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to develop more widely, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.