UK weather: Cloudy for most today. Turning more unsettled in north Wednesday.

Today:

Generally cloudy and cold but mostly dry. Perhaps a few sunnier spells developing by day over England but more generally arriving in the south and southeast later. Windy in the far southwest.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy for Northern Ireland and Scotland but cloud gradually breaking for much of England and Wales leading to a cold and frosty night for many.

Wednesday:

Bright start in east but cloud spreading across the country from the west. Rain arriving into Northern Ireland by lunchtime then spreading across Scotland, then Wales and northwest England later.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Unsettled; bands of rain affecting most areas, these turning to snow in parts of the north. Windy, with a risk of gales Friday and Saturday. Mild start, colder later.