Issued: 0900 Monday 15th January 2018
Duty forecaster: Dr. Simon Keeling

Cold, showery and unsettled with strong winds, then milder and mixed next week

An unsettled with with the jet stream to the south of the UK and Ireland. This allows for chilly weather and wintry showers during the forst part of the week, before developing a deep area of low pressure which brings severe gales late Wednesday and Thursday. Perhaps turning a little milder and less windy into the weekend and early next week.

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Thursday 18/1/18
Severe gales with gusts of 70mph crossing the UK and Ireland overnight, the area of low pressure that is responsible also takes heavy periods of rain eastwards with it. Blizzards over central and northern Scotland. Sunshine and showers rush in from the west on Thursday morning, the showers mostly in the north and west. Colder air drains in too, turning the showers to sleet and snow. Drier in the east and south with sunny spells and feeling colder through the day. Highs at 2 to 8C but these temperatures slipping as the day progresses.

Friday 19/1/18
Low pressure to the east of Scotland on Friday. The west to northwest wind brings cold conditions and wintry showers to the north and west. These showers falling as sleet and snow over high ground. Drier in the east and south with sunny spells. Highs at 2 to 5C.
 

Saturday 20/1/18
A ridge of high pressure builds through the Channel on Saturday bringing fair conditions and sunny spells. Thicker cloud and rain moves into the west as fronts edge eastwards and the winds increase. The rain turning to snow over the hills of Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England. Highs at 2 to 6C.
 

Sunday 21/1/18
Fronts passing eastwards on Sunday taking rain with it. Following from the west will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. The showers could be heavy in Scotland and Ireland. Highs at 3 to 8C.

Monday 22/1/18
A ridge of high pressure building through the country on Monday. This should bring a brighter day with sunny spells and dry weather overall. Highs at 3 to 8C.

Tuesday 23/1/18
Low pressure is probably to the west on Tuesday. A southwest flow brings sunny spells and dry weather, but cloud and rain affects the west. Highs at a milder 3 to 8C.