Week ahead - March 18, 2024
A colder, showery weekend
Mild at first this week

Issued: 0900 Monday 18th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Dr. Simon Keeling


Mild with rain and showers then becoming colder with wintry showers over hills for the weekend

Staying unsettled with outbreaks of rain and showers through the week. It is going to be mild overall for much of this week before turning colder by the weekend. Then we look towards sunny spells and showers, some of them heavy in the north and west and turning wintry over northern and western hills. Windy at ties too.

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Thursday 21/3/24
A wet day in western Scotland and western Ireland as a front brings some heavy rain and strong winds here. Patchier rain in eastern Scotland although lots of cloud here and feeling mild. Dry for England and Wales with sunny spells in central and eastern areas. More cloud arriving in the west with some drizzle over northwest England and western Wales in the afternoon. Highs at 8 to 10C in the north and west, 16C over central and eastern England.


Friday 22/3/24
Showery rain clearing southern and eastern England on Friday morning, although it may last in the far southeast until mid-afternoon. Then becoming brighter and drier. However, heavy showers and strong winds affecting Scotland, western England and Wales as well as northern and western Ireland. Best sunshine in the east. Severe gales in the north and west. Turning colder from the west with highs near 7 to 11C but still around 14C in the southeast of England.


Saturday 23/3/24
A colder day on Saturday. Northwest winds bringing sunshine and heavy showers, most north and west. Some may be wintry on hills of Scotland, northern England and Wales. Fair east and south but even here an isolated shower could occur. Highs at 7 to 9C.


 


Sunday 24/3/24
A ridge of high pressure builds over the country on Sunday. This brings drier conditions and fair weather with good spells of sunshine. Coud increasing in the west with rain into western Scotland and Ireland later, turning to snow over the Highlands. Tops near 6 to 8C.


 


Monday 25/3/24
Low pressure north od Scotland through Monday. A mixed day with frequent showers. Feeling cold too. The showers heaviest and most frequent in western areas where they will be falling as sleet and snow over the hills of Wales and western England. Fewer in the east. Tops near 4 to 9C.

Tuesday 26/3/24
Fair for most as another ridge of high pressure builds on Tuesday. Increased winds, cloud and rain in Ireland and western Scotland. Tops near 8 to 12C.


Week Ahead
General Remarks
Tu, 19.03. cloudy, light rain  - 15° 90%
We, 20.03. cloudy, rain  - 16° 85%
Th, 21.03. various clouds, light rain  - 16° 80%
Fr, 22.03. various clouds, rain  - 14° 75%
Sa, 23.03. various clouds, sleet  -  70%
Su, 24.03. various clouds  -  65%
Mo, 25.03. various clouds, heavy sleet  -  60%
Tu, 26.03. various clouds  - 12° 60%
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