07/03/2018 Weather for the Week Ahead

We may well have tamed last week's Beast from the East

but this week looks likely to be a battle of the seasons.

If you get the cloud breaks and some sunshine it will feel pleasant,

dare I say it, almost spring-like. However,

if you're sat under the cold air, which it has been for the last

couple of days across Scotland, you're still likely to see

the potential for some snow.

During Wednesday it looks likely to be rain

and sleet across the northern isles and just a scattering

of showers across the north and west, a few into south-west England.

And also a little bit of nuisance rain across the extreme south-east.

Elsewhere, some sunny spells and highs likely of 6-10.

A bit of a difference to the feel of things from a week or so ago.

This area of low pressure not going very far very fast.

Keeps some showers up into the north-west.

Elsewhere the isobars open up. A quiet start to Thursday.

Maybe a touch of frost as well for one or two of us

but there will be a good deal of dry weather in the story on Thursday.

Just a scattering of showers.

Perhaps a few showers across the south-east and one or

two into the north which could turn wintry with any elevation.

Generally speaking a quiet story.

Still not particularly warm in Scotland, 6 or 7,

highs of 10 in the south-east corner.

As we move into Friday there's potential for a spell

of more persistent rain to move in from the south-west affecting

the south coast.

Still under the influence of low pressure into the north.

Still the risk of a few wintry showers wrapping around that

low in the far north-west of Scotland.

Highs of 6-10.

As we move into Saturday it looks likely we will

see this area of low pressure moving in from the south-west.

Winds swing round to a south-westerly

and that's going to drive in some milder air.

The question is as it bumps into the cold air that's still

sitting across the north we could see a spell of snow.

There will be a great deal of uncertainty,

just the timing of this and where it's likely to be sitting but

maybe across the northern half of the country

there could be some snow.

Rain behind it as the milder air tucks in. 13 the high on Saturday.

As that front moves through into Sunday again

we could see more significant snow into Scotland

but we're not too concerned about it because that milder air will

follow in behind so if you get some snow it should thaw pretty quickly

as the milder southerly winds take over.

Sunday it looks likely we will see a spell of snow into central

and northern Scotland.

Cloudier conditions behind but certainly milder with that

southerly wind.

In fact we'll see double digits for many, maybe up as high as 13.

Not for long though, keep an eye on that area of

low pressure into Scotland.

It will revert back, move its way across the country and the winds

revert back to a north-westerly so again a colder source.

Not the extreme cold we had last week

but potentially a colder source of weather.

As that low pressure moves through we could see some

snow into the north.

It turns pretty unsettled from the Atlantic with milder air

and a low pressure moving in from the south.

The question is will we see any snow where it bumps into that colder air.

It is a bit messy, the weather for the week ahead, but the longer

term looks likely to stay unsettled, some spells of wind and rain.

We need to keep a close eye on the leading edge

up into Scotland of whether we will see some snow.

More details from us later in the week.