Wednesday
Rain in southeast England this morning, further flooding is likely on roads and pavements. Rain in western Scotland, snow on hills here. Drier for most other areas with sunny spells, although there will be scattered showers affecting west and south Wales and southwest England. Showers too in western Ireland. This afternoon sees the rain clearing southeast England. A few showers over western England and Wales as well as western Ireland. Drier for other areas, sunny spells and breezy for all. Windy in western Scotland with rain falling as snow on the hills. Eastern Scotland will be staying dry and bright. Feeling cold in the wind. Highs at 10C in southeast England, more widely 6 to 9C.

Wednesday Night
Snow easing over the hills of western Scotland tonight, but staying damp here. Central and eastern areas drier and breezy here too. Scattered showers continue over western coasts of England and Wales. Dry for most with sunny spells in central and eastern areas. Cloud increasing in the west later bringing some spots of rain and increasing winds by the morning in southwest England and western Ireland. Lows at 2 to 5C overall, but around 0C in central Scotland.

Thursday
Low pressure west of Scotland on Thursday, fronts moving east and north through the country. Dry for most in the morning, but increasing cloud and wind. Rain and drizzle affecting western coasts and hills, gales in the Ireland Sea and western Scotland. Drizzly in Ireland. A wet and breezy afternoon in much of England, Wales and Scotland, although eastern areas tending to be staying dry until evening. Light winds in Ireland but wet here. Highs at 6 to 12C, milder air spread in with the cloud and rain.

Friday
Heavy periods of rain passing east overnight, bringing gusty winds. By Friday morning low pressure will be north of Scotland. It should be a brighter day with a mix of bright or sunny spells and showers. The showers could be heavy in the west. A band of more persistent showers may slip south through Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England in the afternoon, snow over highest ground. Highs at 5 to 7C for most and feeling chilly, 9C in the southeast.