Claire: A cloudy afternoon for southern areas with the chance of some showers for the West Country. Also a chance of a shower or two developing over the Midlands. Dry elsewhere.

Claire: Patches of fog and mist and drizzly showers affecting southern areas this morning. Drier and brighter for northern areas. Fog and mist should slowly clear while showers should also ease too to leave a dry and fine end to the day (and year!) for most

Claire: Clear skies for many tonight, particularly for eastern areas, though there will also be patches of mist and fog developing. Northeastern areas also at risk of a frost with some ice patches possible too.

Simon: Dry overnight. Variable cloud, most England, Wales and Ireland. Clearer skies in Scotland with a slight frost here.

Simon: Rain in Scotland this morning as well as western Ireland. Generally dry elsewhere.

Claire: Plenty of mist and fog patches forming overnight. Some of these will be slow to lift, if they lift at all, on Monday.

Claire: Further outbreaks of rain for far northwestern and northern parts of Scotland this afternoon. Mostly cloudy elsewhere though the sun will break through at times to the south.

Claire: Outbreaks of rain for northwestern Scotland but largely dry elsewhere with isolated showers. These tending to ease through the day. Feeling mild to the north.

Garry: Extensive cloud across the country today. Persistent heavy rain in western Scotland. Mild temperatures for all.

Garry: Murky but not cold into this evening and tonight. Southerly winds prevail this weekend, bringing some very mild temperatures across the UK.

Simon: Plenty of cloud this evening, some outbreaks of rain in all but NE Scotland. Breaks may occur in the cloud tonight in southern England, the Midlands,. northern England and Scotland, and if they do occur there is a risk of a touch of ground frost.

Garry: It's a grey Boxing Day for many places, with rain heavy at times for England, Wales and southern Scotland. Drier toward the northeast. Temperatures 5 to 10C.

Simon: Happy Christmas! It's a fair start to the morning. Temperatures generally just above freezing, although a frost in Scotland. The day is set fair, although cloud increases in Ireland and southwest England this afternoon.

Simon: A couple of areas of rain and showers this Christmas Eve morning. One over southern Scotland & NE England, another in S Ireland and S England.

Simon: Showers fading through this afternoon and evening, although there are some heavy ones still to come in southern Wales and southwest England.

Simon: Showery bursts of rain passing east through southern Ireland, Wales, central and southern England overnight. A few showery bursts of rain in southern Scotland, although these fading.

Simon: More rain in southern and western Scotland today, but tending to ease in intensity. Generally fair elsewhere.

Simon: Not a bad day today with some pleasant sunny spells for many after morning showers clear. Some heavier bursts of rain in western Scotland at first, but these tending to ease to patchy rain this afternoon.

Simon: Rain in eastern England this morning only slowly clearing east, perhaps by lunchtime. Drier and brighter north and west although there are showers. These heavy at times in Ireland, southwest England and western Scotland.

Simon: Some showers over western coasts and hills tonight, but mostly dry with clearing skies elsewhere. A frost in central Scotland.

Claire: Rain arriving from the southwest through this afternoon accompanied by strengthening winds. Showers elsewhere, some of these heavy for western coasts.

Claire: Rain for southern areas tonight, generally clearing to the east. Elsewhere we could see some mist & fog forming for Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England & north Wales. Clearer skies over northern Scotland could allow some frost & ice patches to form.

Claire: A band of heavy rain clears to the east from southern England this morning. There will be showers around for many in the west and across the rest of England as well this morning. Drier to the east. More rain arriving to the south later.

Claire: Rain across southeastern England will be slow to clear today. Showery rain also affecting western Scotland and northern parts of the island of Ireland through the day.

Claire: We've seen some heavy rain across SE England this morning and there's more on the way this afternoon. Several areas have already seen in excess of 20mm through the past 12 hours.

Claire: Some dense patches of fog for Northern Ireland tonight with some isolated patches of mist or fog forming for northern and southern parts of Ireland, across Wales and for central and southern England.

Claire: Rain will spread across the Midlands and into northern England through the second part of this afternoon. Also spreading northward across eastern Ireland and into Northern Ireland too. Staying dry for much of Scotland with a few bright spells before the sun sets.

Claire: A wet night ahead for northwestern and southeastern parts of the British Isles. One area of rain clears away to the northwest while a front brings rain into southeastern England. Temperatures widely staying above freezing though a patchy frost and isolated fog patches could develop for some.

Claire: Rain easing for northern England/southern Scotland through this morning before another area of, often heavy, rain arrives over southern parts of England and Wales later. Mostly dry elsewhere but breezy. Feeling milder than it has done of late.

Simon: Heavy bursts of raining Ireland and the west of the UK this afternoon, slowly edging east.

Simon: Heavy bursts of raining Ireland and the west of the UK this afternoon, slowly edging east.

Simon: There's fog this morning in the Midlands, northern England and Scotland. Temperatures are close to freezing in many areas to start the day. Rain in Ireland is already moving eastwards and this will reach the west of the the UK this afternoon as the winds pick up too.

Simon: More rain in the southeast this afternoon although it should clear later. Some further showers in eastern Scotland. Mostly dry elsewhere with any fog lifting. Best sunshine always in Ireland and western UK.

Simon: Freezing fog is already starting to re-form. These charts showing where the worst of it is predicted to be (red colours).

Simon: Dense, freezing fog this morning in Wales, the Midlands and northern England. Rain to the southeast. Some freezing rain in Scotland.

Simon: A frost tonight over many central and northern areas, but too much cloud in the south with rain in the southeast.

Simon: Freezing fog could become dense and widespread through Wales, the Midlands, northern England, Scotland and Ireland.

Simon: A general uplift in temperatures this week, although remaining unsettled.

Simon: Some rain in southeast England this morning. Sleety showers in eastern Scotland with heavier showers to the the west. A further area of showery rain in northern England. Icy roads in northern Scotland.

Claire: A cold night for northern and western areas with a widespread frost and ice patches forming. Milder to the southeast.

Claire: Sunshine and showers is the order of the day. Showers most frequent to the west - merging to give longer spells of rain to the southwest - and turning wintry over higher ground. A chilly day with highs of just 2 to 7C for most of us, 8 or 9C to the far south.

Claire: Radar imagery shows showers of rain, sleet and snow for northern and southern parts of the island of Ireland, western and central Scotland and across the north of England. Showers should ease across England before another band of more persistent precipitation moves into the southwest later.

Claire: A chilly night ahead across the country with a widespread frost and ice patches expected.

Claire: A windy night through the English Channel last night. Selected peak gusts included 60mph at the Isle of Portland, 58mph at St Catherines Point and 57mph at Camborne. Windy too around Ireland with peak gusts of 70mph at Mace Head and 60mph at Shannon. Staying breezy for western and southern parts of the British Isles through today.

Claire: Showers and outbreaks of rain affecting many today. Wettest areas will be eastern Scotland, north Wales and the southeast of England. Drier for northeastern England and northwest Scotland.

Claire: It's been a wet morning for many in Northern Ireland, eastern Scotland, North Wales, the East Midlands, East England and the southeast of England with more rain on the way for most of these areas through the afternoon. Drying up to the southeast before another band of rain moves into the southwest later.

Claire: Further showers and outbreaks of rain tonight, mainly for western parts of Ireland and the UK. A chilly night too for northern and western areas, slightly milder to the southeast. Windy too with coastal gales for many southern areas.

A windy night for the southwestern half of the British Isles with winds increasing to severe gale force for many coastal areas of Ireland, Wales and western and southern England.

Claire: Very wet for southern parts of England this morning with a bit of a breeze here too. Outbreaks of showers/rain for many western areas, drier east.

Simon: Further heavy showers this afternoon, mainly in the west, but then transferring eastwards. Snow is falling on hills of Scotland.

Simon: mHeavy showers in the north and west this morning, these push east during the day. The showers will be wintry over the hills, and it will be feeling cold for all of us with a significant wind-chill.

Simon: A frost develops tonight. Watch for icy patches on roads and pavements. Further heavy snow showers over the high ground of western Scotland.

Simon: A chilly start to the day in eastern England, but temperatures lifting as wind, cl9ud and rain spread from the west. Gusts are already above 60,ph in northern and western areas with these gusts spreading east.

Simon: Heavy rain now passing eastwards through southern Scotland, northern and western England and Wales. The rain heavy and squally at times. Blustery showers now into Ireland.

Simon: A frost tonight in many areas of the UK at first tonight, but temperatures increasing from the west as cloud increases.

Simon: A better afternoon as wends have now eased and a temporary ridge of high pressure is building. Make sure all is prepared for more severe gales tomorrow though.

Simon: It's been a very windy night, Aberdaron in west Wales topping the speed list at lower level stations with 77mph.

Claire: The strongest winds through the second part of the night (early Monday morning) will be focussed over Wales and southwest England where gusts could reach up to 70mph for some inland areas.

Claire: Sunny spells with heavy, blustery showers for many today. Showers heaviest and most frequent to the west and they may be thundery with hail at times. Rain developing over Ireland later. Very windy.

Claire: Winds at near gale force (Force 7) for many western areas now. Increasing further through this afternoon and evening. Selected peak gusts so far include 71mph at Ballypatrick, 67mph at Islay and Mace Head, 65mph at Glen Ogle, 62mph at Valentia and 60mph at Dinner Camp, Shannon and Bingley.

Claire: Winds picking up already to the west and rising further through the night. Gusts of 47mph recorded at Belmullet, 45mph at Aberdaron, 42mph at Mace Head and Malin Head and 39mph on the Isle of Man.

Claire: Pressure is falling now across the UK and Ireland as a deep cyclone approaches the northwest. Tendency for pressure to fall will continue through the next 24 hours or so as the centre of the low passes eastward to the north of the UK tomorrow.

Claire: Outbreaks of rain gradually clear to the southeast throughout the day with brighter conditions and some showers following to the west later.

Claire: Sustained winds near gale force to the south of Ireland & through the English Channel today. Peak gusts so far of 47mph for the Isle of Portland, 45mph at Sherkin, 44mph at St Catherine's Point & 43mph at both Plymouth & Langdon Bay. Winds staying at this strength through the Channel until this evening.

Claire: Rain easing for most overnight though some showers persist over northern and western areas. Winds will generally ease overnight and temperatures are expected to stay above freezing for most.

Claire: Outbreaks of rain spread from the west across many areas today. Very wet for western parts of Scotland. Probably staying dry for south Wales and much of central and southern England. Windy for most.

Claire: Showery outbreaks of rain spreading southeast overnight into Friday morning. Winds generally easing for northern areas, staying breezy to the south.

Claire: Winds starting to ease now for northern parts of the UK but continuing to rise for Ireland and western parts of the UK. Selected peak gusts so far today include 54mph at Aberdaron, 53mph at Ballypatrick, 52mph at Malin Head and 49mph at Belmullet.

Simon: Freezing fog patches could linger in central and southern England for several hours this morning. Milder to the north with rain western Scotland and Ireland.

Simon: Windy weather on Thursday with gusts of 60mph in parts of northern England, Scotland and Ireland.

Simon: It is a milder morning in Scotland and Ireland as well as northern England this morning, but still frosty to the south.

Simon: A touch of frost for some tonight, this is the minimum temperature map.

Simon: Today should be a dry day for most, best of the sunshine in more southern areas.

Simon: Staying chilly this afternoon in southern areas, but bright here. Cloudier to the north with rain in north and west Scotland, some bits of drizzle over northwest England.

Simon: It's a cold start to the morning with a widespread frost. Dry to the south, but rain in Scotland, heaviest int he west.

Claire: A dry and sunny day for most of us today. A few showers for northern and eastern coasts. Feeling cold across the country.

Claire: Away from northern Scotland, it's another dry clear night with temperatures dropping low enough for a widespread frost. Mist and fog patches forming too for some. Cloudier over northern Scotland with outbreaks of rain developing.

Claire: Temperatures struggling to rise above freezing in southwest Scotland this lunchtime. Elsewhere we've got highs in the mid-single digits. Feeling chilly for another couple of days yet.