The general theme for the rest of this week is for it to remain unsettled and often cloudy while turning increasingly mild, exceptionally so on Wednesday, Thursday and again on Saturday – with a possibility of one or two date records for maximum temperatures being broken. It will also turn increasingly windy at times, particularly across the west.

For now, there is again a north-south contrast in temperatures. Broken cloud and some clearer skies across northern Scotland has allowed the temperature to fall close to or below freezing, with -3C at Aviemore and -1C Inverness at 6am. While southern counties of England are already seeing temperatures of 11-12C. For most of the UK it will be a rather grey and damp morning, with hill fog and patchy light rain and drizzle in places. Also, a band of fairly and persistent rain will move in across SW England, south Wales and southern EIRE through the morning, accompanied by a strengthening southeasterly wind.

The rain and strengthening southeasterly wind will continue to move northwards this afternoon across EIRE, N. Ireland, much of Wales, Midlands, SE England and East Anglia - before reaching northern England this evening. Staying generally dry across Scotland, though turning milder even across the north of Scotland. Temperatures this afternoon reaching 14C in Plymouth, 12C in London and Cardiff, 10C in Manchester and Belfast, 8C in Glasgow and Aberdeen.