Storm Henry is now way to the east over the Baltic Sea, but has left open the door to allow colder polar maritime air to flood across the UK. So Wednesday starts on a chilly note, with temperatures close to or a few degrees above freezing at dawn away from the southwest and far west where it’s quite windy. So watch out for some ice across northern England and Scotland where sleet and snow had fallen overnight and frozen.

A chilly start with wintry showers for some

A weather front had moved south overnight, and is currently bringing patchy outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow across SW England, Wales, The Midlands and East Anglia. To the north, clear conditions have moved down, though with some sleet and snow showers for northern Scotland and rain or sleet showers for N. Ireland. Rain, sleet and snow will push across southern counties this morning before eventually clearing late morning. A fine day then following for most, with sunny spells but a brisk westerly wind. Northern and western Scotland, N. Ireland and Wales will continue to see some wintry showers though. Temperatures close to average for the time of year, reaching 9C in London and Plymouth, 8C in Cardiff, 7C in Manchester and Belfast, 5C in Glasgow and 4C in Inverness.

Turning cold initially across the east this evening and first part of the night, but a change in the west as and Atlantic frontal system spreads cloud and rain east across Ireland, N. Ireland, western Scotland, NW England and Wales by midnight, turning to snow over higher ground of Scotland. Cloud, rain and milder air then spreading across all parts before dawn tomorrow.

A mainly damp & grey Thursday