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Cold overnight. Saturday, chilly and breezy, showers wintry on hills.

This Evening and Tonight:

Evening showers possible, wintry over hills, however these soon easing to clear spells overnight. Cold, with a slight frost likely. Some thicker cloud moving into northern parts around dawn, with an increasing breeze.. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

Band of showers, wintry on hills, clearing southeast. Bright spells and scattered showers following, these blustery at times with hail and still wintry on hills. Feeling cold with brisk winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Chilly start Sunday, but rain and strong winds soon spread southeast, clearing later. Breezy Monday, with bright spells and occasional showers. Cloudier Tuesday, perhaps some light rain, but also milder.

High pressure to the southwest of the UK, with weather fronts rounding the high to affect northern parts at times, is likely the dominant pattern through this period. Wetter and windier weather can be expected in the north, while further south, drier and more settled conditions are more likely. There is a chance of deeper lows moving across the UK at times, bringing wetter and windier weather more widely. Later in the period, high pressure may spread across much of the UK leading to more widespread settled conditions. Whilst temperatures will be generally near to or a little above average, some colder interludes are possible, especially in the north, where there could be some wintry showers at times.

High pressure will likely be dominant at the start of this period. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, although changes in wind direction could lead to quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. There may however be some wetter and windier interludes at times, these being more likely in the north. There is a chance that high pressure becomes less dominant later into April, increasing the probability of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures will likely be near to or a little above average.