After a run of success thirty days in advance, the New Year has not turned out as expected. However, a full January forecast will follow tomorrow to subscribers. This week will begin very mild, windy and unsettled before settling down later as high pressure takes over. It will become less mild especially in the South, where overnight slight frost and patchy fog may be a feature by the weekend. Here’s your forecast:
Monday: Windy with gales perhaps severe in the North and West. Also some rain followed from the West by scattered blustery showers that reach East Anglia and the South East after dark. It will be very mild then colder, with the showers turning wintry over Scotland giving hill snow. Top temps 8 to 12C. Min temps 2 to 5C.
Tuesday: New Years Day sees sunny spells, but a cold wind brings blustery showers mostly to Scotland and North East England. These could be wintry in places giving hill snow, before fading. It will be fine after dark with a slight frost, before more rain moves into Ireland overnight. Max temps 4 to 7C. Min temps -2 to +2C.
Wednesday: Bright but cold in the East at first, but most parts become rather cloudy and see some rain. Amounts in the South should be small or showers, but winds freshen again everywhere with gales likely in the North. All parts become milder once more with temperatures rising slowly through the period to eventually reach 7 to 10C.
Thursday: Mild everywhere but breezy, with some rain or showers mostly in the North and West. Some bright weather though, mostly in the East and to the lee of hills. Winds should decrease overnight. Top temps 7 to11C. Min Temps 3 to 6C.
Friday: A pressure rise settles things down with lighter winds, although Ireland and West Scotland may still be breezier and somewhat changeable. Elsewhere it should be mainly dry with variable amounts of cloud. Max Temps 7 to 10C. Min temps 2 to 5C.
The Weekend: A few showers and breezier over Ireland, otherwise mainly dry with clear or sunny spells but variable cloud in generally light winds. Less mild by day, say max temps 5 to 8C. Colder where skies clear at night especially over England and Wales with a slight frost and patchy fog. Min temps say -1 to +4C.
