Unsettled with further rain, strong winds, and hill snow
Low pressure is continuing to drive the UK’s weather, bringing further rain and strong winds as well as some hill snow across higher ground in the north.
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Cloudy with rain at times.
Mostly cloudy through the day. There will be some patchy rain this morning before outbreaks of rain become somewhat more extensive this afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
This evening will be cloudy with a few outbreaks of rain. Then the rest of the night will remain cloudy with further spells of rain. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Cloudy with some showery rain. Thickening cloud will bring more in the way of persistent rain across the south during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Generally dry and bright on Monday becoming increasing cloudy with outbreaks of rain later. Colder and winder into Tuesday with widespread rain, sleet and hill snow by Wednesday.
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Frontal systems over the North Atlantic, steered by a south-shifted jet stream, are likely to approach the UK at times, but tending to stall as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the north and northeast. This will result in further spells of rain at times, falling in areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, some snow will be possible on high ground in northern England and Scotland as they encounter colder air. A subtle shift southwards of these areas of low pressure is anticipated during the second week of February, which may allow a greater chance of colder air to spread across northern UK at least, bringing an increased risk of wintry hazards for a time.
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Whilst confidence is lower through this period, a south-shifted jet stream is likely to persist much of the time, steering areas of low pressure towards and south of the UK. This is likely to bring further spells of wet and windy weather, rain most frequent in the south and west, and perhaps also eastern Scotland, with the driest conditions, relative to normal, in northwest Scotland. Some hill snow will be possible at times as the wet weather encounters colder air across northern parts of the UK. Temperatures for the period as a whole will likely be close to average in the southwest, but a little below in the northeast.
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