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Saturday is off to a murky start and there are patchy outbreaks of rain in the north. Through the day it stays mostly overcast. It will be drizzly at times and in the north west outbreaks of rain are likely. A few brighter spells are possible, with the best of them in the north east. It will be windy, particularly in the north.

Maximum temperatures range from 8C (46F) in the north east to 12C (54F) in the south west. See the rain radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, rain, 15:00 GMT Sat 12th January

Tonight it remains overcast, mild and damp. Western Scotland continues to have some heavier bursts of rain.

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Winter 2018/19 forecast [Issued 01/12/2018]

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Tomorrow light outbreaks of rain move away southwards. In the north it turns brighter, colder and showery. The showers could become prolonged and over high ground they increasingly fall as snow.  Southern and central regions have another mild day. It will be windy.

GFS, wind gusts, 12:00 GMT Sun 13th January

Colder and changeable next week

Monday starts showery in Scotland but other areas should be dry. Later on thicker cloud spreads across the north and wet weather pushes into western Scotland and possibly Northern Ireland.

Tuesday will be mild and windy. There is a risk of rain in the north but the south should be drier and there could be some brighter spells.

During the middle of the week a band of rain clears southeastwards and colder conditions follow on behind it. Showers develop and in the north they increasingly turn to snow, even at low levels.

By Friday another band of rain moves southeastwards. It is followed by showers and in northern regions they turn increasingly wintry. Accumulations of snow are possible, even to quite low levels. By the weekend the colder air is expected to have moved down across all regions.

In the longer term it stays changeable and often cold. There is a growing risk of disruptive snowfall, particularly in the northern half of the country. Conditions will be more marginal in the south, but snow is not ruled out, especially over high ground.

GFS  pressure and 500hPa heights, 18:00 GMT Fri 18th January

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