Issued: 0900hrs Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled, cloud, rain and showers, becoming milder

The unsettled period of weather continues in the week ahead. Low pressure bringing rain and showers. The rain heaviest in southwestern areas. Some sleet in eastern Scotland. Tending to be turning milder next week.

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Friday 6/2/26
Low pressure again across all areas of the British Isles. Rain in much of Ireland, Wales, central, southern and eastern England. Most of the rain light and patchy, but some moderate bursts over the hills. More rain and drizzle in eastern Scotland and northeast England. Snow over the hills of eastern Scotland. Brighter and drier in western Scotland. Turning brighter in the far southwest of England together with some heavy showers on coasts and hills. Highs at 10C in southwest England, 3C in northern and eastern Scotland.

Saturday 7/2/26
Low pressure over Ireland bringing heavy, thundery showers in Ireland, western Wales and western England. Drier for other places, although always a risk of a shower in the south and west. Cloudy and damp in Orkney and Shetland. Highs at 5C in Orkney, 11C in southern England.
 

Sunday 8/2/26
Pressure stays low west of Ireland. A more southerly flow . Drier conditions with plenty of cloud and a few bright spells. Cloud and rain in southwest England and eastern Ireland later. Highs at 7 to 10C.



 
 
 

Monday 9/2/26
Low pressure still close to southwest Ireland on Monday. Rain and cloud as well as strong winds in many areas, especially in the west and south. Outbreaks of rain too in eastern Scotland, drier in the far northwest. Highs at 7 to 11C.



 
 
 

Tuesday 10/2/26
Pressure stays low on Tuesday. Coud and some periods of rain in northern and eastern England and Scotland. A few showers west and south with some bright spells. Highs at 7 to 12C.

Wednesday 11/2/26
Staying unsettled with periods of rain, some of them heavy and mostly in southern areas. More rain and a risk of sleet in central and eastern Scotland. Highs at 10C in southern England, 4C in northern Scotland.