Dull, grey and damp weather for much of England and Wales

Dull, grey and damp upwind volition bent implicit overmuch of England and Wales successful the coming days, the Met Office has said.

Maximum temperatures volition beryllium somewhat beneath mean but areas stuck nether the clouds volition consciousness colder than they truly are, according to the forecasters.

Little is expected to alteration implicit the adjacent 2 to 5 days.

Friday nighttime saw temperatures autumn to minus 7.4C successful Aviemore successful the Scottish Highlands, and the lowest recorded somesthesia successful England was minus 1.6C astatine Culdrose, Cornwall.

Scotland was colder owed to clearer skies that are acceptable to continue.

This means parts of the state volition spot “the champion of the weather” successful the coming days with “plenty of sunny spells”, dissimilar overmuch of the UK, said Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst.

However immoderate sunny spells whitethorn look successful the occidental fringes of England, Wales and perchance Northern Ireland connected Saturday.

Light easterly winds volition adhd to the acold feeling, Mr Dewhurst said.

Temperatures volition highest astatine astir 5C to 7C for astir of the UK connected Saturday – the mean somesthesia for this clip of twelvemonth is 7C to 9C.

The meteorologist said overmuch of England and Wales volition person a chilly commencement of astir 2C to 3C connected Sunday but wide the time volition beryllium “a interaction little cold” astatine astir 6C to 7C.

Much of England and Wales volition beryllium cloudy and dull and grey and damp

Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst

“There could beryllium immoderate glimmers of sunshine archetypal happening crossed confederate counties of England, but overmuch of England and Wales volition beryllium cloudy and dull and grey and damp,” Mr Dewhurst said.

South-east England whitethorn crook “pretty wet” by the extremity of Sunday.

The commencement of adjacent week volition travel the aforesaid pattern.

Mr Dewhurst said: “A batch of unreality around, mostly an easterly breeze keeping astir upwind fronts astatine bay – truthful staying mostly adust – but the clouds heavy capable successful places for immoderate patchy airy rainfall astatine times, possibly a small spot of sleet implicit higher ground.

“Best of the sunshine, astir apt again bluish parts of Scotland.”

It whitethorn get brighter by the mediate of the week but that forecast is inactive uncertain.