For quite some time now Britain and Ireland have been the setting for a battle between a cold airmass to the northeast and milder air trying to push in from off the North Atlantic. Today is no different with another frontal system pushing in from the southwest but never managing to make it to the far north as the cold air stubbornly hangs on here.
Tuesday dawns with a broad band of rain extending from Northern Ireland down towards East Anglia and Kent, the rain falling as snow over higher parts of northern England and southern Scotland, although some snow is falling to lower levels in places too. To the north it is a frosty but bright start whilst towards the southwest it has turned drier and is much milder. That band of rain and snow will continue to edge slowly northwards today, extending up into parts of central Scotland and bringing a snowy day for southern Scotland and northern England where some locally significant snowfalls can be expected. The far north will remain bright and it will also turn brighter from the southwest elsewhere although further heavy showers will break out later. Temperatures will range from 3°C to 5°C in the north, but in the south it will be very mild with highs of 12°C or 13°C.
Bands of showers will continue to push north-eastwards tonight, linking up with the band of rain and snow across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England later in the night. It will become drier in the south but remain mild here, whilst the far north remains cold and frosty. Later in the night an area of rain could affect the far southeast of England but this will clear tomorrow to leave many southern regions bright and mild with scattered showers whilst that existing band of rain and snow continues to linger across more northern regions although the far north will again remain dry and cold.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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