The area of low pressure that was the culprit behind yesterday's troublesome snow across parts of the south and southwest is now pulling away to the southeast to leave much of the country under a cold and brisk north-easterly air stream. It remains cold into the weekend, but there are signs of milder conditions developing by the end of the weekend and as we head into next week with winds changing direction to come back in off the Atlantic again.
For northern regions it is another very cold start to the day with temperatures well below freezing, and below -10°C in places again, but once any mist or freezing fog patches clear it will be a dry day with sunny spells with a few wintry showers around northern and eastern coasts. It will be cloudier the further south that you are and there are still some outbreaks of sleet and snow affecting central and southern parts of England and Wales. These will tend to peter out during the day, but further scattered wintry showers will feed into eastern coastal regions thanks to those brisk north/north-east winds. It will be cold for most parts with temperatures in parts of the north remaining below freezing, but in the south some spots will see temperatures of 3°C to 6°C although the wind will make it feel colder.
Showers will continue in northern and eastern regions tonight, heavy and wintry at times, but some more persistent rain and sleet may affect eastern counties of England for a time as the northerly wind remains quite brisk. This will help temperatures hold up just above freezing, but for many other regions another widespread frost is expected with a severe frost again forming over rural parts of Scotland. The weekend is then set to start off on a cold and bright note with some showers around the coasts, but a widespread sharp frost will form quickly after dark before less cold conditions arrive from the west during Sunday.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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