Bring on the mild…with some rain and wind too. But first, there are still more cold days to get through.

Thanks to Jo for the photograph.

The general picture to start the week sees the rather large high pressure block to our east slowly being eroded by the rather large low pressure in the Atlantic.

We won’t go full tonto into unsettled weather – the low pressure will slowly head towards Iceland, but it will push weather fronts our way – with much milder air.

Today starts sunny for most, though there is a bit of low cloud floating around on places. Generally it will stay bright with hazy sunshine for much of the day – and sometimes we won’t have the high cloud around either. Still fairly cold and a breeze picking up too, 5’C, maybe getting to 6’C. A lot of high cloud overnight, but a frost still likely – down to around -1’C.

Tuesday will be a day of hazy sunshine, with a covering of high/mid-level cloud all day. Breezy, reaching around 7’C. Generally keeping the high/mid-level cloud and the breeze overnight, a close call on a frost, down to around 1’C – so a frost probable in more sheltered spots.

Wednesday starts cloudy but bright, perhaps some hazy sunshine. Thicker cloud will push east from the first of the weather fronts – perhaps a bit of afternoon rain, but it may well have run out of energy by time it arrives. Still breezy and temperatures creeping up a tad more, 8’C, maybe 9’C. Cloudy overnight, becoming windy, a bit of showery rain possible at times – and around 8’C.

By Thursday the much milder Atlantic air will very much be in control.

A bit of uncertainty over how the weather front progresses, but a broadly cloudy day with occasional rain – perhaps a heavy burst or two, though quite a lot of the day it won’t be raining. Perhaps some brightness later in the afternoon – uncertain though. Around 12’C, give or take and windy. Mostly cloudy overnight, a bit of light rain possible at times and mild – 10’C. I cannot remember our last proper mild night.

Friday will be a windy but mild day. A weather front will be trying to push in from the west, but probably it stays to our west during the day. Some hazy sunshine but plenty of cloud too, and around 13’C. The weather front crossing in the evening and overnight, bringing a spell of rain – potentially some heavy rain involved but uncertain at this stage. Around 10’C.

The weekend continues in the mild flow. Saturday likely starts cloudy, perhaps some rain to clear first thing, but more likely it has already cleared. The cloud should shift, sunny spells replace it – perhaps a shower and around 13’C. It should be semi-pleasant. Cloud will thicken overnight and it will become quite windy, as the next low pressure system approaches. Perhaps rain arriving before dawn, but most likely not until Sunday.

Sunday then sees rain spreading across – timing uncertain, and broadly cloudy and windy otherwise. Around 11’C.

Next week probably will be changeable, some wind/rain, some sunnier days with showers possible. Probably mild to start the week but likely turning somewhat colder again, though not as cold as of late.

Definitely feels a bit better to me – some sunshine whilst it remains cold, then getting milder (but rain at times too). Next full forecast will be Thursday or Friday morning.