Wet to start the week but then becoming notably colder with a significant Arctic blast on the way – though plenty of sunshine. Snow not impossible.

Thanks to Tara for the photograph.

We start the week with a northerly flow setting in, though low pressure just to our west will get here first.

The overnight rain has cleared away – plenty of cloud left over but there should be some bright/sunny breaks at first this morning, before cloud thickens from the west. Rain arrives around 2pm, and will be fairly persistent and moderate, a few heavy bursts at times. Around 8’C and breezy at times. The rain turns to showers by late evening and overnight, milder for a time at around 11’C.

Tuesday starts cloudy – some showers around though some uncertainty on this. Most likely rain, though some sleet or wet snow not impossible in the mix. There’s still quite a bit of uncertainty as to when it clears, it could clear during the morning, or it may hang on into the afternoon – once it does clear sunny spells will replace it. Around 5’C. Reasonably clear skies overnight, and becoming frosty – perhaps some ice in places, down to around -1’C.

Wednesday will be sunny but cold – reaching around 4’C in the northerly breeze. Clear skies overnight and a sharp frost – widely down to around -4’C, a few spots even lower.

Thursday mostly likely is mostly sunny and certainly cold – around 4’C. An outside chance of a wintry shower but I’d be surprised if any made their way this way inland. Into the evening there is a small chance, say around 15%, of a spell of rain, sleet and/or snow moving across the south – low confidence on this. Otherwise, expect a frost.

Friday again broadly looks sunny, some cloud possible at times, an outside chance of a wintry shower. Around 5’C. Cloud thickening overnight and becoming windy too, as low pressure approaches. Some uncertainty on timing and angle of approach – the latter meaning rain is more likely as it stands, but a different angle of approach could mean snow turning to rain.

Normal service resumes for the weekend as a large area of low pressure takes over.

More likely everything falls as rain, but certainly a chance of a spell of snow to start – timing uncertain, it could start any time from say 2am to 9am. A thoroughly wet and windy day expected – the rain heavy, perhaps very heavy, the winds strong, perhaps gale force. Disruption possible both through the chance of snow to start, and then the wind. Becoming much milder, potentially up to 15’C by the afternoon.

Further rain or showers likely on Sunday/Monday, some uncertainty on temperatures but roughly in the range of 7’C to 10’C more likely.

Uncertain for next week, though more likely we should trend towards high pressure being in charge, so back to more settled and dry weather is the more likely outcome.