Issued: 0900hrs Sunday 8th February 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled, risk of heavy rain and gales then turning colder later with wintry showers

The unsettled weather remains this week. Periods of rain and showers and starting mild. However turning colder later in the week as the flow turns more northerly and a risk of some wintry precipitation developing. Snow nay fall mainly on coasts and hills. An increased risk of some night frosts.

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Wednesday 11/2/26
More rain overnight into Wednesday. Low pressure brings rain, some of it heavy across Ireland, Wales and much of England. Heavy showers in the southwest. Further rain in central, eastern and southern Scotland. Drier northwest Scotland. Windy in Scotland. Highs at 4C in northern Scotland, 11C in southern England.


 

Thursday 12/2/26
Low pressure over the British Isles on Thursday. Periods of rain and a colder day in Ireland, northern England, eastern and southern Scotland with the rain turning increasingly to sleet and snow on hills. Drier in western Scotland. Milder southern England with some heavy showers. Tops at 3C in northern Scotland, 10C in southern England.
 

Friday 13/2/26
Low pressure slipping south through England and Wales on Friday. Rain may be heavy and will be turning to snow over the hills of Wales and northern England, sleet at low levels which could turn to snow for a time. Cold northern England and Scotland as well as Ireland, but some wintry showers around coasts. Highs at 2 to 5C.


 

Saturday 14/2/26
A ridge of high pressure builds through the British Isles on Saturday. This gives drier weather with sunny spells for many. Some wintry showers northern and eastern Scotland as well as eastern England. An early widespread frost. Highs at 2 to 4C but to 8C in southwest England.


 

Sunday 15/2/26
Low pressure west of Scotland on Sunday. Fronts pass east bringing milder weather and rain, some of it heavy. Snow over the hills of Scotland and the Pennines. Highs at 2C in northern Scotland, 10C in southwest England.

Monday 16/2/26
Low pressure reamins. Sunshine and showers, some of them heavy especially in the north and west. Possibly wintry on hills. Highs at 4 to 10C.