UK mild weekend to be dampened by cloud and showers

By Eric Leister, AccuWeather meteorologist

January 6,2017, 9:53:19AM,EST

 

 

The frosty start to the week will be replaced by a milder spell across the United Kingdom this weekend, but cloud and odd showers will remain.
While the break from the winter chill will be a pleasant change for many, there will be plenty of cloud and odd showers to contend with.
The greatest chance for showers will occur on Saturday across far southern England, Wales, North West England, western Scotland and Northern Ireland. An odd shower cannot be ruled out in other areas as well.
Some of these areas will get another shower on Sunday.

While not all locations will get wet, those that do can expect rainfall to be light and brief with most showers lasting 20 minutes or less.
Though rainfall is expected to be minor, clouds will be persistent throughout the weekend.
Thick, low cloud will limit any sunshine across the U.K. on Saturday before some sunny breaks return on Sunday.
Temperatures will be several degrees above normal throughout the U.K. this weekend with daily highs averaging 8-11 C (46-52 F), outside of the higher terrain of Scotland.
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The normal high temperature is 5-7 C (41-44 F) from Edinburgh to Manchester and London.
"Anyone heading to the first weekend of the London Boat Show can plan to dress for early spring days rather than early January," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said.
This change to milder weather will continue on Monday as a storm arrives from the Atlantic, causing rain and wind to spread from north to south.
An unsettled weather pattern will prevail for much of next week with numerous Atlantic storms crossing the Isles.
This will result several chances for rain and occasional gusty winds along with near- to above-normal temperatures.