Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy. Outbreaks of light rain and hill snow. Cold.

Today:

Mostly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle possible, this turning wintry over the Peak District. Breezy on Lincolnshire coasts, but winds otherwise light and remaining cold for all. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy at first, with rain and hill snow moving away southwards. Some clear spells later in the night may give a frost in rural spots. Light winds. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Thursday:

A dry but cold and mostly cloudy day, although again some brief sunny spells are possible. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cold and mostly cloudy through this period, with occasionally brisk winds from the North Sea. Risk of some rain and sleet Saturday, although this is currently low confidence.

South or southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK (apart from the far SW which may already be milder by this point). If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.