Yesterday morning saw some snowy scenes across Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. It was also rather windy with gales across southern and western areas, as Storm Jake crossed northern England bringing a squeeze in the isobars further south. The coastal town of Aberdaron in NW Wales recording a gust of 81mph, The Mumbles in SW Wales recording 77mph and the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast recording 75mph. Some of the heavier wintry showers yesterday even brought thunder and lightning in several locations, with reports of ‘thundersnow’ across northern England.

It’s a quieter and drier picture for today, with fewer showers and lighter winds. It is a chilly start for many, with temperatures falling close to or below freezing across northern and eastern areas, so some icy patches to watch out for where showers have fallen overnight. There are still some wintry showers around this morning across northeast Scotland, also some lines of showers through Wales. The Midlands and the West Country. But for most it’s a dry and bright or sunny start.

For the rest of the day, a few scattered showers will continue in places, but most places will stay dry and bright or sunny, with variable amounts of cloud. Temperatures reaching 10C in London, 8C in Cardiff, 7C in Manchester and Belfast, 6C in Glasgow and 5C in Aberdeen.

However, during the afternoon and evening, rain will arrive across the west. Initially across Ireland and N. Ireland and Irish Sea coasts of England and Wales by early evening.