Fairly mixed and ordinary weather ahead, though mild this weekend.

Thanks to Karen for the photograph.

So we start the forecast period with high pressure close to our east (would be pretty glorious if a summer month) – low pressure to our west which is going to squeeze past to the north of the UK during the weekend.

Friday starts reasonably sunny though a fair amount of high cloud which will make it hazy at times – becoming completely sunny as the day goes on. Still on the cool side despite the southerly breeze, 9’C. A weak weather front will cross in the evening and overnight, bringing mostly cloud but perhaps the odd splash of rain. No lower than around 6’C.

Saturday starts mostly cloudy, perhaps a spot of drizzle. The sun should come out in the afternoon to an extent, though likely still quite a lot of cloud around – some uncertainty on cloud amounts, certainly possible it stays mostly cloudy all afternoon too. Much milder, 14’C. Mostly cloudy overnight, a bit of rain possible before dawn as a weather front edges in.

Sunday sees a weather front slowly cross from west to east, so a cloudy day with some showery rain at times – not always raining, some of the rain fairly light but potentially some heavy bursts mixed in too. Likely some sunshine before the end of the day. Around 12’C and breezy. Reasonably clear skies overnight, a small chance of a passing shower and down to around 8’C.

Monday sees the wind swing more to the north-west, quite a bit of cloud around – some bits of rain, but also some sunnier breaks too. Cooler, around 9’C and breezy. A frost possible overnight, though probably clouding over later in the night.

Tuesday should start dry but probably on the cloudy side. It looks like a weather front will cross either later in the day, or evening/overnight bringing rain – timing currently fairly uncertain. Reaching around 7’C.

Low confidence on details for Wednesday – more likely dry with some sunshine, though perhaps still some rain to clear in the morning, depending on the timing/track of Tuesday’s low. Around 8’C.

Low pressure probably takes over again for Thursday/Friday so more rain likely at some point.

Perhaps high pressure back for the weekend.

Generally – think changeable, rain at times, dry and sunny at other times, though the longer-term trend should be for drier conditions to be more often in place.

I will be doing the winter forecast soon…maybe this weekend.