Witney (Oxfordshire) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunny spells on Wednesday. Lighter winds.

Today:

Any fog patches slowly clearing during the morning, with perhaps the odd isolated shower in Kent and Sussex dying away. Otherwise, dry with variable cloud and sunny spells developing for most. Winds generally lighter than on Tuesday. Mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with clear spells during the evening. Turning increasingly cloudy from the north, with outbreaks of light rain in places by dawn. Low cloud, mist and hill fog forming. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

A rather cloudy start, with some outbreaks of patchy light rain, gradually clearing during the morning. Becoming drier, with some sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Breezy on coasts. Mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry with sunny spells Friday, before a narrow band of rain, locally heavy, moves southward during Saturday, which may be slow to clear on Sunday. Turning colder and breezier.

Turning more unsettled and significantly colder as we head into the weekend with rain or showers for most regions, The heaviest and most frequent spells of rain are most likely in the north where they are likely to turn wintry, especially to the hills of Scotland, but perhaps also to lower levels in the far north as colder air digs south. The chance of any widespread or disruptive snowfall affecting more populated areas at this stage however remains low. Less certainty for the south but even here there is a chance of some more organised rain, and potentially some hill snow. Often windy, with a chance of gales at times, especially in the north and east. Temperatures falling below average and feeling particularly cold in the strong winds.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely more unsettled and colder than during early November for the start of the period. There is a greater chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These bringing some wetter and windier interludes followed by drier periods and with the colder air in situ a greater risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.