Wickwar (South Gloucestershire) weather

Headline:

Storm Chandra arriving, maintaining the very unsettled weather pattern.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be an unsettled evening and night with outbreaks of rain, some of which could turn very heavy, especially in the south. Southerly winds will strengthen, reaching gale force in exposed areas, especially in the west. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Tuesday:

Heavy rain associated with Storm Chandra will clear northeastwards, leaving brighter weather, but with showers feeding in from the west. Very windy with gales in the west, easing slightly later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday will see a mix of sunshine and rather blustery showers, the showers most widespread in the west. More widely showery on Thursday and Friday, though winds slowly easing.

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.