wintry

There will be sunny intervals and a chance of showers in the afternoon, which could become heavy and wintry.

Northerly winds will develop bringing colder air to all parts with some wintry showers.

On Saturday we'll be getting a band of rain moving in from the south-west which will clash with colder air in the east and bring some wintry precipitation.

For most places, we're not expecting a widespread snow event, but you may notice a few wintry flurries on Friday even to low levels in southern and eastern England.

Global warming causes average temperatures to rise, which reduces the number of wintry days.