Tuesday
A wet and windy morning across Ireland, England and Wales with heavy periods of rain. Further rain in southern Scotland, with drizzle and patchier rain in eastern Scotland. Only the far northwest of Scotland starting dry. Some brighter weather reaching southwest England. Severe gales in exposed areas. The rain marching northeast and east during the morning and afternoon with rain turning to snow over the hills of central and eastern Scotland as well as the tops of the Pennines for a time. Drier weather for inland areas of England and Wales, a few sunny spells developing in Wales and the Midlands. However, heavy showers along southern and western coasts and hills, penetrating further inland and some being heavy. Frequent, heavy, squally showers and severe gales in Ireland. Winds easing in England and Wales but gales remain in Scotland. Tops at 4C in northern Scotland, a milder 9C in southern England.

Tuesday Night
Rain and gales slowly clear northwards from all but the northeast of Scotland, although staying wet in Orkney and Shetland. The showers and winds in Ireland ease too with winds falling light in England and Wales. A few heavy showers remain for western and southern coasts and hills. Drier elsewhere with broken cloud. Lows at 3 to 7C but 0C where snow has fallen in Scotland and over the Pennines.

Wednesday
A fair morning on Wednesday with dry weather and some sunny spells for most. Further rain falls in northeast Scotland as a new area of rain reaches the far south of Ireland and southwest England by late morning. This rain area then tracks north into the afternoon mainly affecting Wales, southwest England, southern and eastern Ireland as well as reaching the south and west Midlands by dark. Staying wet in eastern Scotland. Shetland and Orkney. Other areas dry with the best sunny spells in northern England and western Scotland in the afternoon. Winds becoming strong to gale force in Ireland, Wales and southwest England later. Highs at 6 to 10C.

Thursday
Low pressure west of Ireland on Thursday. Another unsettled day as fronts pass north and east taking areas of rain with them. More rain into southern Ireland and southwest England, some of it heavy. This moves into Wales, central and southern England during the day, the winds increasing too. A wet late afternoon in northern England as well as eastern Scotland. Drier for the northwest of Scotland. Highs at 5 to 7C for most.