Low pressure centred to the north and northwest of the UK and Ireland isn't moving anywhere fast in the next few days and will therefore continue to dominate the weather across much of the country. Temperatures will also tend to drop back as we import some colder Polar Maritime air during the course of the week, but for today it will be very mild towards the east and southeast.
It's a mild start to the day across much of Ireland, England and Wales with temperatures widely in double figures this morning and those values will rise a touch further towards the east and southeast of England with maximums this afternoon of 15°C or 16°C, especially where any bright or sunny spells break through the cloud. That cloud will be thick enough to bring outbreaks of rain in places this morning, heaviest and most persistent across western hills, but many areas will turn drier this afternoon as that rain sinks south, weakening as it does so. This will allow brighter conditions, already evident across northern Britain, to follow on to all but southern counties of England and Ireland by this afternoon. There will still be some showers around though, especially towards the north and west, whilst temperatures in the north will be nearer 8°C to 11°C and feeling colder in the wind.
Tonight sees the showers becoming confined to northern and western coastal regions with clear spells developing in many areas allowing temperatures to drop back with some frost over parts of Scotland. However, thicker cloud in the south will bring some more rain with it, the rain perhaps turning more persistent and pushing back northwards for a time, but this will hold temperatures up. This cloud and rain finally clears the southeast tomorrow morning and then Wednesday will be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers for most places, the showers most frequent in the west and north with snow for the Scottish mountains.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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