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[Updated 07:30 05/02/2018]
The next few days bring very cold weather to all regions and there is a risk of snow tonight and tomorrow. Through the second half of the week temperatures edge up a little as more Atlantic air becomes mixed into the flow, so rain rather than snow becomes more likely on low ground.
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Monday begins with wintry showers in eastern England but elsewhere it is mostly dry and there has been a widespread frost overnight. Today wintry showers continue in the east and a few of them could be heavy in the south eastern corner. The rest of the UK has bright weather this morning but cloud builds in the west through the afternoon, and rain spreads into western Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Temperatures range from 2C (36F) to 4C (39F). See the rainfall and precipitation type radar for the latest view.
This evening the band of wet weather in the northwest of the UK readily turns to snow and it pushes southeastwards. By the end of the night it reaches northern England and Wales with accumulations of snow expected. A widespread frost forms ahead of it in the south.
Tomorrow the band of sleet and snow slowly pushes southeastwards but it increasingly fragmented. The forecast chart below for 6pm tomorrow shows a mostly dry picture in southern Wales and much of southwestern England but some outbreaks of snow remain in central and eastern areas.
DWD ICON 00z, precipitation type 18:00 GMT Tue 6th Feb
To the north and west of the precipitation band bright skies return but it remains cold and wintry showers develop. Check the latest snow charts:
Meteo France Arpege
DWD ICON
NCEP GFS
Wednesday looks cold with wintry showers but also a good deal of dry and bright spells. During Thursday a disturbance from the Atlantic pushes southeastwards and it brings a mix of rain, sleet and snow. Snow is more likely over high ground and on the leading edge of the precipitation.
Cold and showery weather returns for Friday. Next weekend there is a risk of further spells of rain and snow. After that computer models suggest temperatures recover to an extent but they remain below the seasonal average for much of the time as we head through the middle third of February.
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