Taunton (Somerset) weather

Headline:

Rain, sleet and snow on Thursday. Cold and breezy.

Today:

Cloudier than Wednesday with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow, mainly over the Moors, clearing southwards. Feeling cold still and breezy, especially along the coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Drier through the evening with showery rain, sleet and snow clearing southwards. A few showers overnight with clear spells. Breezy with a patchy frost and icy stretches. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Friday:

A chilly start with some showers, but for most staying dry with sunny spells. Feeling cold with lighter winds for a time. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Wet and windy on Saturday with heavy and persistent rain sweeping across the region. Drier overall on Sunday but often cloudy with further rain on Monday. Turning milder.

An unsettled start, with strong winds and some showers for many parts, these most frequent in the north. Temperatures easing back towards average for most places, but still mild in the southeast. The strong winds will make it feel rather cold though. It then looks like turning colder for all parts, with a return of wintry showers for a time, especially in the north. Conditions then look like settling down as high pressure briefly builds across the country, this bringing a risk of some stubborn fog patches as winds ease. It may turn unsettled and milder again later next week. Into December, high pressure may re-assert itself, with temperatures generally close to average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.