Weather for the week ahead

Monday (Confidence 80%)

A cloudy wet start for, There maybe still some sleet and snow around for the hills in Wales and the peak district, As we move through the morning I expect any sleet or snow around to turn to rain apart from the highest peaks, Elsewhere it will remain cloudy with some light rain around, As we move into the afternoon I expect it to remain cloudy just about everywhere with maybe some light rain around in places. The far south however may see some sunny intervals as we end the day. Max temps will vary form Scotland 8c Wales 6c Northern Ireland 8c England 9c (perhaps 10c in the far south west)

Tuesday (Confidence 70%)

A cloudy start for most however northern England the south west and some places in the east may see some sunshine. There may be some light rain over central Wales for a time as well. As we move through the morning cloud will start to increaser from the south bringing with it some rain, in eastern Scotland the cloud should have cleared leaving a sunny morning. As we move into the afternoon though the cloud will continue to increase form the south bringing with it a band of rain that should push up north across the country throughout the afternoon. Max temps will vary from 8c in Scotland 6c in Wales 8c in Northern Ireland and 9c in England.

Wednesday (Confidence 50%)

A sunny start for those living in most parts England and Wales, Scotland northern Ireland parts of eastern England and Northern England will wake up to a cloudy morning. As we move through the morning cloud will clear from most areas apart from northern England Scotland and Ireland. There also maybe some light showers around as well. Going into the afternoon and the picture remains the same sunny in England and Wales while cloudy with some light rain around in Ireland and Scotland. Max temps will vary from 9c in Scotland 8c in Wales 8c in Northern Ireland and 11c in England.

Thursday (Confidence 40%)

A cloudy start for Scotland and Ireland, Elsewhere apart form the south west it will be a sunny start to the day. There maybe some light rain around in parts of the south west however its more likely to be light showers. Moving through the morning period there maybe some light snow for northern Scotland as cold air moves in Elsewhere it will remain sunny with some patchy cloud and showers in the south west. Moving into the afternoon light snow will continue in northern Scotland and will start moving slowly south. It will only be light and very patchy. Elsewhere it remains sunny with cloud and some showers in the south west. Max temps will vary from 5c in Scotland 7c in Wales 6c in Northern Ireland and 7c-8c in England.

Friday (Confidence 30%)

A cold start sunny start for many however there will be some patchy cloud. There may be some snow showers around as well especially in the east of the UK. As we move through the morning it will remain sunny for most however there will be a lot of cloud around giving one or two showers which may fall as snow just about anywhere however I expect mostly to be sleet or rain. Moving into the afternoon again sunny for most with some showers around which may be wintry. It will be a rather cold day with max temps varying from 5c in Scotland 6c in Wales 5c in Northern Ireland and 7c in England.

Weekend (Confidence 20%)

Saturday will see a band of rain crossing the UK perhaps falling as sleet on the leading edge. Into the evening and northern Ireland will see some sleet and snow. Sunday will see a cold start with some sleet and snow around across England and Wales however this will turn to rain later in the day. Feeling cold as well.

Overall a wet week sunny at times perhaps Turing colder later on.