Tuesday
A windy day ahead, gales on western coasts. Lots of cloud for many with a front through Ireland and northern England bringing periods of rain here. A few showers in northwest Scotland, brighter in northeastern areas of Scotland. The rain becomes more persistent this afternoon through much of Ireland and northern England, the showers possibly becoming heavier and more persistent in central and western Scotland too. Drier central, southern and eastern England and Wales, although some drizzle over southwest Wales. Brighter and drier northeast Scotland. Highs at 16C in the southeast, cooler north of the front with highs at 7 to 10C in Scotland, northern England and Ireland.

Tuesday Night
Rain passes south and east overnight, some of the rain heavy at times but clearing the southeast in the early hours. Drier weather follows north and west with heavy showers over western coasts and hills, some of them thundery. Lows at 0C in sheltered areas of northern England and Scotland, 3C in southern England.
 

Wednesday
A cold northwest flow affecting the British Isles throughout Wednesday. A mix of sunshine and showers. The showers heavy at times and also being of thunder with hail. The risk of snow showers, even at lower levels and mostly in Scotland, northwest England and northern parts of Ireland. Fewer showers over parts of southern England but even here they could be heavy, thundery and wintry at times. Highs at 4C in northern Scotland, 9C in southeast England but feeling much colder in the strong to gale force northwest wind.

Thursday
A ridge of high pressure building on Thursday. This is going be be making the showers less frequent, although there could still be some heavy showers in northern and eastern areas, especially during the morning. Cloud and periods of rain affecting Ireland, cloud increasing in western Scotland too. Generally bright with showers for others in the morning, then the showers turning more scattered in the afternoon. An early front north and west, then between 5 and 9C during the day and remaining cold.