A quieter start to the new working week thanks to a ridge of high pressure building in from the south across much of the UK and Ireland. This ridge of high pressure will make its way across to Scandinavia during the next few days where it looks to set up home but it will come under pressure from low pressure systems gathering out over the Atlantic.

For most places it will be a bright start to Monday with some sunshine around but it is rather chilly out there with temperatures close to or below freezing, especially towards the north and northeast. There are still a few coastal showers affecting the far northeast of Scotland and through the Irish Sea but these will tend to die out during the day. However, cloud amounts will tend to increase in many areas today with some patchy rain and drizzle moving into parts of Ireland, some of this damp weather reaching western parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales later on. It will remain dry elsewhere but despite this and the light winds it will be a rather chilly day, especially in the north where some inland regions will hover close to freezing, but more generally maximums will be in the range of 5°C to 8°C although double figures are likely in the far southwest.

Many places remain mostly cloudy tonight with some light rain or drizzle developing in places but the cloud cover will help to hold temperatures up. Where any clearer spells do develop towards the north and east then some patchy frost is likely. Tuesday will then see most places remaining mostly cloudy although some brighter spells may develop in places. Equally, the cloud will be thick enough to bring some light rain and drizzle in places from time to time

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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