UK Weather: Brighter, colder and windy with some showers further North

Today:

Overnight rain soon clearing, then most parts seeing occasional sunshine but also areas of cloud and blustery showers, some of these heavy. Colder than Tuesday, showers turning wintry in the north. Windy, with gales mainly in some coastal fringes.

Tonight:

Many inland areas clearer and frosty for a time. Northern parts of Scotland seeing some snowfall and ice. Patchy rain and snow may affect some western and then southern areas.

Thursday:

Many areas seeing plenty of chilly sunshine. Snow and hail showers in northern Scotland easing, but wintry showers fringing eastern coastal counties. Northwest UK seeing rain and hill snow later.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain. Some snow at times in the north, mainly over hills. Often windy, particularly in the southwest on Saturday. Rather cold.