Pillar (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Wet and windy with snow across the hills.

Today:

A cloudy morning, but soon turning wet and windy as a band of heavy and persistent rain spreads in from the west, falling as snow across the higher ground. Scattered showers to follow and remaining breezy, particularly across the Pennines. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Briefly settled this evening with residual showers clearing to the east, some dry spells too, but soon turning cloudy and increasingly windy overnight as Storm Éowyn arrives from the west. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Storm Éowyn brings widespread disruption through the morning with gale force winds and heavy rain and snow for all. Brighter later, though staying windy with heavy showers in the north. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Sunny spells on Saturday, with wintry showers spreading eastwards overnight. Increasingly cloudy through Sunday with rain arriving in the southwest later, then staying unsettled with blustery, wintry showers on Monday.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. During Monday, another deep area of low pressure looks likely to move across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions to most if not all parts. Further spells of wet and windy weather look like moving east from the Atlantic to affect the UK during the rest of the period too, with drier, brighter spells in between. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly.