Lanhydrock (Cornwall) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start to the week, but very wet on Tuesday.

Today:

Early fog and frost soon clearing with a little brightness in places during the morning. Freshening southeasterly winds with further rain, heavy at times, mostly in Devon and Cornwall to begin with, but spreading east through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy rain covers much of the region as winds increase overnight. Turning more showery in nature in the far southwest, but winds likely to be strongest here before dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

Winds continue to strengthen across Devon and Cornwall with gale to severe gale-force winds expected across exposed areas. Rain clears northwards, leaving brighter spells, but showers developing into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Staying unsettled through Wednesday and into Thursday with more showers, some being heavy, but winds easing. Possibility of some brighter spells in between with temperatures staying around the seasonal average.

Weather systems from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers as well as strong winds are expected at times. Rain may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the southwest do reach the cold air towards the northeast, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.

A similar theme from early February is most likely to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to move across the country. With the jet stream likely further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the southwest interacts with the cold air.