Met Office Forecast for South-West England

Headline: Settled but increasingly cloudy. Windier on Sunday.

Today: A chilly start to begin the weekend with any fog soon clearing. Plenty of sunshine at first, but skies turning hazier into the afternoon as a veil of high level arrives. Becoming breezy, rather gusty, into this evening. Remaining dry. Maximum Temperature 11C.

Tonight: Remaining dry through this evening and overnight but becoming increasingly cloudy and windy. Milder than Friday night and staying frost free. Minimum Temperature 4C.

Sunday: A cloudier and breezier day compared to Saturday but remaining dry. Some glimmers of sunshine possible in the east. Slightly milder than Saturday. Maximum Temperature 12C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday: Heavy rain moving in on Monday with strong winds. Drier on Tuesday with winds easing. A chilly start to Wednesday, but becoming wet and windy again later.

UK Outlook for Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 to Friday 26 Dec 2025: Unsettled at first with showers or longer spells of rain affecting the UK at times. Some heavy rain is possible anywhere, but it is likely to be heaviest and most persistent in the west and northwest, with sheltered parts of the east and southeast typically drier. Any snow will probably be confined to high ground in the north. Strong winds are possible at times with a risk of gales, especially along coasts and over higher ground. Temperatures are likely to be above normal overall. Later in the period, conditions may start to become a little more settled, with rainfall amounts decreasing and drier weather becoming more prevalent. This may mean an increasing amount of overnight fog and frost.

UK Outlook for Saturday 27 Dec 2025 to Saturday 10 Jan 2026: High pressure will probably become more influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing incidence of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Spells of rain and strong winds remain possible, these most likely in the north with a risk of some snow at times. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal overall.