High pressure to the north and east of the UK continues to bring cloud and cold air across the UK, with a chance of some snow over higher ground in Scotland and Northern England this weekend, according to the Met Office. High pressure that is currently established to the north and east of the UK continues to bring easterly winds to the UK through to the end of this week. Forecasters say this is causing widespread cloud across much of the UK and a cold feel in the breeze and low temperatures.
By Thursday evening, fronts will attempt to make some headway into western parts of the UK, bringing rain to southwestern England and the chance of some wintriness over high ground in Northern Ireland in the early hours of Friday. A central slice of the UK will see some brighter conditions for a time on Friday morning with the chance of a frost overnight.
With high pressure still winning out, the fronts will not make much progress through Friday, though some heavier rain for a time will fall in southern Wales and southwestern England.
Through Friday night and into Saturday the rain will move further east and as it does, it’ll bump into the colder air. Snow is likely over higher ground in Scotland and Northern England, with a few centimetres possible in the Grampians and 1-2cm in the North Pennines. Some snow and even some freezing rain could fall to lower levels for a time, though snow is unlikely to settle, and ice is not likely to be a widespread issue.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Mike Silverstone, said: “The high pressure has brought a period of cloudy and dull conditions across much of the UK. We do see some change in our weather through the weekend, with rain in the west and the chance of snow further east over higher ground on Saturday.”
A resurgence of cold air from the east will bring further cloudy, but mostly dry, conditions through Sunday and into early next week. Mike continued: “The cold air will once again push in from the east on Sunday, covering much of the UK by Monday. We could see some low overnight temperatures with further frosts, but it will be mostly dry with little chance of further snow. We expect to see some brighter conditions by Tuesday, before more mobile and mild conditions move in from the Atlantic during the second half of next week.”