The Old Man of Coniston (Cumbria) weather

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Cold with plenty of sunshine this weekend, severe overnight frosts.

Today:

Plenty of crisp winter sunshine today and staying generally dry apart from an isolated snow flurry across Merseyside. Feeling very cold, especially in areas exposed to the brisk northwesterly breeze. Temperatures quickly dropping below freezing after sunset. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Clear skies this evening and turning widely frosty. Remaining dry and clear overnight with a severe frost developing for some. Icy patches possible. Minimum temperature -5 °C.

Sunday:

After a very cold and frosty start, another largely dry day to come with plenty of winter sunshine. Snow showers are possible in Merseyside and Cheshire later. Less breezy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Largely sunny and cold on Monday with isolated light snow flurries possible. Probably turning somewhat less cold thereafter with rain or snow, perhaps heavy, at times. Frosts and ice likely.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

The outlook through the second half of January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.