This forecast is updated every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon and highlights points of interest to gardeners for the next few days.
Summary
Staying cold with overnight frosts
Temperature
Temperatures will remain below average with widespread frost at night. Highs in the range of 3 to 7C (37 to 45F) Lows for most in the range of 2 to -4C (36 to 25F) but potentially colder in rural areas and where there is snow cover.
Rainfall
Rain across southeast England will ease during Sunday night but still the risk of patchy rain here on Monday. Snow showers in northeast Scotland on Sunday night will move south into northeast England on Monday. A band of rain, sleet and snow will spread southeastwards during Monday night and Tuesday with more rain, sleet and snow spreading in from the west on Tuesday night.
Wind
Winds mainly from the north and moderate to fresh at times, particularly in the north and on exposed coasts.