Issued: 0945hrs Tuesday 27th January 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Often wet, a few bright spells

Cores of low pressure linger west of Ireland for the week ahead, maintaining unsettled weather with often wet and windy conditions. A few brighter breaks will occur from time to time, though these relatively short lived. High pressure over Scandinavia will draw colder continental air over the North Sea and into northeastern Scotland, and perhaps spreading more broadly into northern areas later in the forecast periods.

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Friday 30/1/26
Low pressure remains dominant over the UK and Ireland on Friday. Unsettled again with periods of rain, most in central and eastern areas, and particularly in the northeast; flood risk in the east Scottish Highlands. Possibly more showery in the far south of Ireland and southern England, a few bright spells here too. Drier northwest Scotland. Feeling chilly. Gales in northeast Scotland. Highs at 4C in northern Scotland, 9C in southwest England.

Saturday 31/1/26
Pressure stays low on Saturday. Rather misty to start in England and Wales then scattered showers but mostly dry with some bright spells. Further rain and cloud in eastern Scotland, snow on hills, drier in the west. More rain arrives in Ireland from the west later. Highs at 5C in the far north, nearer 8C central areas, locally 10C along the southwest coast.


 

Sunday 1/2/26
Low pressure west of Ireland affecting all parts of the British Isles again on Sunday. A band of rain across north and eastern areas moves towards the North Sea with time. Bright spells in the southwest and Ireland from morning, but punctuated with some showers, which may be heavy. Highs at 4C in the north to 9C in the south.


 

Monday 2/2/26
Pressure stays low through Monday, centred southwest of the British Isles. Lots of cloud again, but a few bright spells here and there in England. Some rain in northern and eastern Scotland, a risk of snow over the highest ground of Scotland. More persistent rain and strong winds Ireland and southwest England. Highs at 5C in Scotland, 10C in southwest England.


 

Tuesday 3/2/26
Hints of the flow turning more easterly on Tuesday and increasing cool as low pressure becomes established southwest of the UK. A risk of heavy rain in England, Wales and Ireland, turning to snow on the rain's northern edge. Further rain/sleet in eastern Scotland, increasingly falling as snow, especially on hills. Highs at 3 to 8C but staying near freezing in northern upland areas.

Wednesday 4/2/26
Areas of rain push north through the day, affecting most areas, the heaviest rain in southwestern parts. The rain also frequent in northeast Scotland where it will continue to be increasingly wintry on high ground, perhaps some snowflakes reaching lower levels too. A strengthening wind widely. Highs at 3 to 8C.