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[Updated 08:30 06/12/2018]
The weather remains unsettled during the next few days. All areas have wet and windy periods, and stormy conditions are expected in the north on Friday. Next week it looks set to turn colder for a time as high pressure builds over Scandinavia. However, it may not be long before low pressure areas in the the Atlantic are knocking on the door again...READ IN FULL
Thursday starts wet in Scotland and western Britain. Through the day outbreaks of rain slowly push southeastwards but they become lighter and patchy. Brighter and showery conditions follow into Scotland and Northern Ireland. It will be quite windy, especially in the north.
Temperatures range from 8C (46F) in Scotland to 13C (55F) in the south. See the rain radar for the latest view.
Meteo France Arpege, forecast precipitation type, 13:00 GMT Thu 6th December
Tonight heavy outbreaks of rain push northeastwards across all areas. By the end of the night clearer skies return to Northern Ireland and western Britain. It becomes very windy with gales in the west.
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Tomorrow morning the heavy rain clears southeastwards. Brighter conditions follow but in the west heavy showers develop. It will be very windy. Gales or severe gales are expected in the west and gusts of between 70mph to 80mph are possible in exposed north western locations.
Meteo France Arpege, forecast wind gusts, 09:00 GMT Fri 7th December
On Saturday showery outbreaks of rain affect much of the country and it remains windy. There will be dry periods too with the best of them in the east. The northern half of the UK will cold but in the south it remains quite mild.
Through Sunday morning showery rain clears away southeastwards. In the afternoon scattered showers push into the west and north but most places stay dry.
There continues to be uncertainty about next week's weather. High pressure is set to build over Scandinavia and influence the UK's weather. Colder air from the east is likely to push in for a time but recent computer models have shown weather fronts and milder air from the Atlantic returning quite quickly. There is the potential for it to become quite stormy later in the period.
ECM pressure and 500hPa heights, 00:00 GMT Thu 13th December
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