Old Park Farm Garden Holders Association

THIS WEEKS WEATHER Monday 15th to Sunday 21st October 2012

This period is renowned for stormy conditions, with some seriously damaging gales in the past. Some wet and windy weather is expected this week, but hopefully nothing too serious. Temperatures will vary from very mild even rather warm at times later, to rather cold at first. Here’s your forecast:

Monday: Rather cold after a ground frost and a few mist or fog patches in places at first. Some sunshine but scattered mostly coastal showers. Becoming very unsettled over Ireland later and in most parts overnight, with some wet and windy weather moving in. A milder night, but perhaps still turning cold over parts of Scotland.

Tuesday: Very unsettled and mostly cloudy, with wet and windy weather in most places at first. Brighter conditions may come through later but there will still be scattered showers. Somewhat of a lull during the evening and overnight with broken skies, but perhaps more wet and windy weather moving into the south-west later.

Wednesday: More wet and windy weather ‘sweeps-in’ from the south-west. There could be some heavy rain in places followed by blustery showers. It should be mild although probably not feeling so, but Scotland could be colder and particularly dire in the north and east with snow on higher northern mountains.

Thursday: Remaining very unsettled and windy with further occasional rain or showers heavy in places under mostly cloudy skies. Probably very mild though perhaps with a balmy feel. Also turning milder over most of Scotland but very unsettled and windy at times here too.

Friday: Similar but probably mild or very mild, with further occasional rain or showers. There could be generally large amounts of cloud but a few bright or sunny intervals are likely mostly in the east, where there should be fewer showers.

The Weekend: A north and west/east and south split. It should be unsettled and breezier in the north and west with occasional showers, while the east and south are expected to be increasingly drier and brighter. It should be mild, but with somewhat colder nights in the east.