A bit of a change to the weather today and a slight taste of what is to come later in the week as winds turn to a more Westerly direction and an active frontal system moves in from the Northwest.

A mostly cloudy start across much of the British Isles this morning, perhaps some early sunshine in the lee of high ground to the Southeast of Dartmoor and also Southern areas of Ireland, but rain already into Western Scotland and the Irish Sea which is a cold front which will continue heading Southeast during the course of this morning and into this afternoon.

Colder, brighter air coming into Western Scotland later this morning with showers turning wintry across higher ground. By early afternoon and the front is across much of Ireland, Northwest England, West Wales and into Eastern areas of England. This process continue through this evening as the front moves South, but fragmenting inland and as a result rain being more restricted to near coastal areas of Southwest and Southeast England with showers popping up across Northern areas of East Anglia later this evening.

Top temperatures today about as close to the average as you can get with 7-9C across much of the UK, but a little cooler across Scotland as the colder air feeds in with 6-8C.

METEOROLOGIST : MARSH

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