The new working week brings about a change to a colder northerly airstream with wintry showers affecting the north today ahead of a widespread and locally sharp frost forming tonight under a weak ridge of high pressure before somewhat milder air tries to return from the west again by midweek.

Although many places are frost-free this morning, Monday is start off on a colder note compared to the weekend with temperatures back down in single figures for many. There is a fair amount of cloud around this morning with some showers, these mainly around windward coasts, and a band of showery rain making its way southwards across southern Scotland and northern England. This band will continue to sink south today, reaching East Anglia and southeast England this afternoon. Many places will then see a dry and bright day with some good sunny spells developing but showers will continue in the north where they will be wintry in nature. Temperatures today will range from 5°C or 6°C in the north to highs of 10°C to 12°C in the south but a blustery northerly breeze developing will make it feel colder.

Showers will tend to mostly die out this evening and then as skies clear a widespread and locally sharp frost will form widely along with some patches of mist and freezing fog. However, a few showers will continue down eastern coasts where a northerly breeze will help hold temperatures up a touch. Some cloud will also arrive in the far west and this brings rain into western regions tomorrow but for most places Tuesday will be dry, bright and rather chilly.

METEOROLOGIST : BARBER

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