St. Bees Head (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

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

Today:

Largely cloudy and chilly with the odd glimmer of brightness possible in the west, mainly around coastal regions. Winds picking up during the afternoon but staying mostly dry for many during the day. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Winds continue to strengthen through the evening and overnight, with rain moving in from the west. Turning heavy during the early hours with gales possible around coasts. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

Heavy rain will continue for much of the morning, with some of this rain turning to snow in the higher hills. Brighter spells possible in the afternoon, but staying blustery. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Staying unsettled through Wednesday and into Thursday with more showers, 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.