A chilly weekend ahead
| 13:21 UK time, Friday, 17 February 2012
It's been quite mild recently with westerly winds but there is a change on the way over the weekend. An active cold front will move south across Wales tomorrow bringing a spell of heavy rain and gusty winds followed by colder air from the Arctic.
The rain may turn to snow on the mountains in the north tomorrow before it clears but during the afternoon it will dry and brighten-up with some sunshine. Top temperatures tomorrow around 10 Celsius but turning colder once the rain clears.
Tomorrow night a few wintry showers are expected in Mid Wales, Powys, Ceredigion and the north. A dusting of snow is also likely in places, mainly on some hills and mountains but not amounting to much.
Some frost and a few icy patches are possible too by Sunday morning with temperatures falling close to or below freezing.
Sunday will be a cold day with a few light hail, sleet and snow showers, mainly in parts of Mid Wales and the north, otherwise it will be dry with bright skies and sunshine with temperatures reaching highs between 4 and 6 Celsius and a north westerly breeze.
So, Sunday will be the best day for a walk with clear Arctic air over Wales but wrap-up warmly as it will be chilly.
If you are wondering where to go, there are plenty of walks to choose from on the Weatherman Walking map. Just click on one of the green or red markers.
I'd make the most of the dry weather on Sunday if you can as next week will start dry with some frost on Monday morning but it will eventually turn milder and more unsettled with spells of wet and windy weather moving in from the Atlantic.
Don't forget, you can follow me on Twitter @derektheweather and if you take any photos when you're out and about, email them to me at dereksdiary@bbc.co.uk and you never know, they may end up on the telly!
Derek
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