Met Office Forecast for South-West England

Headline: Outbreaks of showery rain, especially in the west.

Today: A chilly but bright morning, with scattered showers, these heaviest and most frequent in the west. Tending to cloud over for most during the afternoon, with further showery outbreaks of rain. Breezy around the coasts. Maximum Temperature 10C.

Tonight: Cloudy through the evening with heavy rain pushing northwestwards. The rain slowly clearing during the early hours, though staying mostly cloudy, with some drizzle in the west. Minimum Temperature 6C.

Monday: After a cloudy and damp start we should see the cloud break up through the day, giving a brighter afternoon for many with sunny spells and light winds. Maximum Temperature 11C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday: With high pressure building it is likely to remain settled, but often cloudy. Gradually turning colder come Christmas Day as an easterly breeze develops, with perhaps the odd wintry flurry.

UK Outlook for Thursday 25 Dec 2025 to Saturday 3 Jan 2026: Continued mostly settled conditions expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly then northeasterly wind over the period, with wind-chill making it feel colder. Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west. This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showery conditions later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.

UK Outlook for Sunday 4 Jan 2026 to Sunday 18 Jan 2026: High pressure will probably be close to the UK at the start of this period, perhaps most likely centered to the west, and whilst this may allow relatively settled and dry conditions with a risk of frost and fog initially, there will be the chance of some occasional wet weather at times, perhaps more especially in the north and east. Given some relatively cold air close to the UK, this may bring the chance of some wintry hazards in places. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to develop more widely, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.