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Cloudy and mild.

Today:

A cloudy but dry start, with sunny spells developing through the morning, the best of these in the east. Chance of a few spots of rain further west later. Breezy. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy overnight and dry, with some occasional breaks in the cloud, temperatures will fall but remain above freezing. Winds becoming light and variable. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Tuesday:

After a cool start, Tuesday will be dry with light winds. Cloudy for the most with some occasional sunny spells during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloudy with showers and light winds on Wednesday. Morning fog will clear as a band of cloud and rain moves eastwards on Thursday. Remaining cloudy on Friday and dry.

As we head into the second week of March, high pressure looks to maintain its influence, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK. This means that many places will see plenty of dry weather with variable cloud amounts and some sunshine. The best of the sunny weather is most likely towards the south or southeast. Some overnight fog is possible given clear skies and light winds. However, frontal systems are still likely to affect the north and west of the UK at times, perhaps pushing further east on occasion. This might lead to some rain and strong winds, and possibly some hill snow across the highest parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures will be near or above normal, although a few frosty nights are still likely.

The slow moving pattern will probably continue through mid-March. Spells of rain are still possible across the west and northwest, with drier and brighter weather further east and southeast. Lower confidence by late-March, however the blocked and slow-moving weather pattern may very well persist. However the main uncertainty is whether this will lead to cyclonic and unsettled weather becoming slow moving and persistent across the UK; or continued anticyclonic pattern, which would mean more settled and perhaps colder patterns in the vicinity of the UK. In general, some rain still probable but distribution of any wetter areas is extremely low confidence. Temperatures overall near or above average, perhaps with a slightly increasing chance this may trend colder towards the end of the month.