An interesting day of weather ahead for parts of the south as a frontal system slips eastwards bringing showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow with the potential for some accumulations of snow in places. The cold weather continues for another couple of days before we see a change to somewhat milder conditions moving in from the southwest but it will remain unsettled.

Starting off with the straight-forward part of today's forecast and that is for most central and northern regions from the Midlands northwards. Here it will be a mostly dry and bright day today with some good spells of sunshine but scattered wintry showers will continue to affect the north and west. Meanwhile, towards the south and west there is more cloud around this morning as showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow move in from the southwest. Initially affecting parts of Wales and southwest England and falling mostly as rain, these showery outbreaks will edge further north and east into parts of Wales, central and southern England, turning to snow and bringing some accumulations, especially over higher regions. There is still some uncertainty as to how far north and east this precipitation gets but areas south and west of a line from north Wales to Kent look to be at greatest risk. It will be another cold day everywhere with temperatures ranging from 3°C to 6°C, the southwest seeing the highest values.

The last of any rain, sleet and snow across the south and southeast this evening will clear away tonight with most places seeing a sharp frost forming along with some mist or freezing fog patches. A few wintry showers will continue around windward coasts in the north and west which will continue to be the case for tomorrow. Otherwise for most places it will be cold and bright with frost early and late.

METEROLOGIST: BARBER

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