Issued: 0900 Tuesday 14th February 2017
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Mild or very mild with cloud and drizzle in the west, but drier east and south

Milder weather in the days ahead as the winds change into a west or southwesterly direction. This brings a fair amount of cloud off the Atlantic Ocean and will give some drizzle and rain, mostly to western coasts and hills. However, eastern areas tending to see the best of any brightness, and there could be an odd day which feels positively spring-like.

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Friday 17/2/17
A ridge of high pressure builds over the country on Friday. This is going to be bringing cloud and some drizzle in western areas of the country with plenty of murk and low cloud. Away from the western coasts and hills it is likely to become brighter with some sunny spells forming, the best of them in northeast England, the Midlands and southeast England. Western and southern Ireland seeing more persistent drizzle and rain. Mild or very mild for all with highs at 9 to 14C.

Saturday 18/2/17
Low pressure to the north of Scotland on Saturday with a mild, moist southwest flow affecting the UK and Ireland. A front moves into the west of Scotland and Ireland bringing cloud and some outbreaks of rain here. Windy in northern Scotland too. Elsewhere it is going to be drier with broken cloud, the best of any brightness across southeast England although some cloud and patchy rain affects western coasts and hills. Highs at 9 to 12C.

Sunday 19/2/17
A ridge of high pressure will be across southern England on Sunday. The west to southwesterly flow bringing some cloud and drizzle or light rain to Ireland and western Scotland as well as northwest England. Drier in central, southern and eastern England. Highs near 9 to 13C.
 

Monday 20/2/17
High pressure south of the UK on Monday with low pressure to the north. A moist westerly flow will be bringing cloud and some outbreaks of drizzle to northern and western Scotland as well as coasts of western England, Wales and Ireland. Probably drier in the east and south although still with lots of cloud here. Mild again at 9 to 14C.

Tuesday 21/2/17
Low pressure stays north of the country on Tuesday with higher pressure ot the south. Plenty of cloud across many western and northern areas with outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. Drier in the east and south with a few bright spells coming through. A little cooler in Scotland and Northern Ireland with highs at 8C here. Milder elsewhere at 10 to 13C.

Wednesday 22/2/17
A moist west to southwest flow continues ot affect the country through Wednesday. Plenty of cloud for many with some drizzle affecting western coasts and hills. Brighter in the east and south with highs at 9 to 14C.