09/01/2017 BBC Weather

precipitation we get will be of a wintry nation and Thursday is one we

have to watch out for. The weekend outlook, it stays chilly with a

northerly wind and possibly frosty nights. The national weather

forecast now. Wet and windy weather across the

western side of Scotland. Blood-pressure is in charge of the

weather, lots of isobars and it remains windy overnight across

northern and western parts of Scotland. It will blow a gale here.

That is the north-west quadrant of the UK, that is where we expect most

of the overnight rain. Within north-westerly breeze it is chilly

and by the end of the night it is three or 4 degrees in major towns

and cities, rural spots lower than that, and a risk of icy patches in

some places. Across the eastern side of Scotland not much rain, more on

the west, still breezy but not as windy as it is now. Northern Ireland

will be fairly cloudy with some rain in the morning, not much in northern

England but some in the Pennines, but for the it will be dry.

Essentially a dry start. More in the way of rain across parts of Wales

and the south-west of England. The east side of England and East

Scotland seemed the best sunny spells in the morning, by the

afternoon more in the way of cloud, as patchy rain drifts eastwards.

After a chilly start most places in single figures through the

afternoon, although one or two in the south-west might get double

figures. In the evening sun patchy rain, and then we will see another

weather system coming in from the north and west drifting down to the

Midlands by dawn on Wednesday with further showers, some turning wintry

over the high ground. Starting Wednesday in single figures again.

Wednesday will be a windy day for sure, blustery winds and lots of

showers across Scotland, getting right across the country. Some of

them will be wintry over higher ground, a few wintry showers over

the hills of Northern Ireland and northern England. Further north

quite cold and you have to factor in the blustery wind making it feel

colder. On the subject of cold, exceptionally low temperatures in

the south-east of Europe, no change for the next couple of days but it

turns less cold in Germany and in Poland. On Thursday, the winds come

down from the north and north-west and lots of isobars on the chart

meaning it will be a windy day and a significant wind-chill factor and

further wintry showers. Later on