Issued: 0900 Monday 29th January 2024 Duty forecaster: Dr. Simon Keeling
Cold in and out of Scotland before slipping south next week, mixed for the north, drier in the south
A rather mixed week ahead. Windy at times with rain also affecting some areas, mostly northern England. Southern England is drier until early next week. Coler air teases Scotland at times, but then slips south later in the weekend and early next week into most areas.
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Thursday 1/2/24 A front brings cloud and some drizzle in Scotland and northern England. Rain heavy over the slopes of western Scotland. Some drizzle over western coasts and hills of Wales, southern Ireland and southwest England. Drier in central and eastern areas. Highs at 8 to 11C.
Friday 2/2/24 Breezy for Friday with gales in Scotland. Rain in northwest Scotland with showery rain in northern and western Ireland. Some spots of drizzle over coasts and hills of northwest England. Drier eastern, central and southern England and Wales. Highs near 9 to 12C.
Saturday 3/2/24 Periods of rain and showers passing south through the UK and Ireland on Saturday. Turning cooler with most rain in the west. Sleet over the hills of Scotland where it will be brighter. Drier in southeast England. Highs at 7C in northern Scotland, 12C in the far south of England.
Sunday 4/2/24 A weak front clears southern England early Sunday taking some showery rain with it. More cloud and rain extends into Ireland, with some heavy showers in northern and western Scotland. Mostly dry elsewhere with bright spells, although increasing cloud. Highs at 14C in southern England, 5C in northern Scotland.
Monday 5/2/24 A front extends through Ireland and northern England on Monday bringing rain here, some of it heavy. The rain affecting north Wales and parts of the Midlands. Sleet over the Pennines and southern Uplands. Brighter and colder for Scotland although some snow showers in the far north. Windy but mosty dry for the rest of England and Wales. Highs at 4C in Scotland, 13C in southern England.
Tuesday 6/2/24 The front is over southern England, Wales and southern Ireland on Tuesday. This brings rain, some of it heavy. Cold for the rest of the Midlands, northern England, Scotland and Ireland with sunny spells. Highs near 2C in Scotland, 10C in the far south of England, around 4 to 6C for many other areas.
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