Issued: 0900 Wednesday 5th January 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Fluctuating weather pattern and feeling chilly currently then more settled next week.

A turbulent weather pattern over the next few days with wind and rain at times as well as brief settled periods dominated by higher pressure ridges. Chilly for many initially then becoming milder next week. High pressure also builds in more consistently next week.

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Saturday 8/1/22
Becoming windy again with gales for many and rain spreading from the west, some sleet or snow on the highest ground of Scotland and northern England. Dry in the east at first, then turning wet and windy through the afternoon. Highs at 4 to 10C.

 
 
 

Sunday 9/1/22
A ridge of high pressure builds over the country on Sunday. This brings a dry day for many with sunny spells at first. Cloud and rain for Ireland, reaching western areas later and becoming windy again here too. Highs at 4 to 6C but 12C in Ireland.

Monday 10/1/22
Fronts bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Monday. Expect low cloud to affect coasts and hills, especially in the west. More persistent rain in western Scotland. Drier further southeast. Highs at 7C in northwest Scotland, widely 8 to 12C.

Tuesday 11/1/22
High pressure builds in on Tuesday bringing a largely dry day, however, southern regions of England and Wales may just be cloudier with patchy rain and drizzle to start. Winds across the north, less to further south. Highs 6 to 11C.

Wednesday 12/1/22
Another largely dry day thanks to dominant higher pressure, but with showers affecting western regions of Scotland and northwest Ireland as well as mist and fog patches further south. Breezy still through Scotland. Highs at 7 to 11C.

Thursday 13/1/22
High pressure dominates bringing mist and fog across parts of England and Wales, less so further north due to a brisker wind. Some showers through west Scotland also. Highs at 7 to 11C.