Weather: Cold start with some icy stretches and fog patches

Today:

Cold start with some icy stretches and fog patches. Cloud and rain in northwest, with a little snow on the leading edge over Scotland, moving south along with strengthening winds. Cold in south ahead of this, becoming milder in north.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy and milder than recent nights with light rain at times for many. Rain most persistent in the northwest. Perhaps an early frost in the southeast before becoming milder.

Tuesday:

Cloudy with some strong winds and rain, this becoming heavier and more widespread during the afternoon in the north, then moving southeast. Much milder than recently, particularly in the south.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Rain clearing early Wednesday. Behind turning colder with blustery showers, these becoming wintry across eastern areas on Thursday. A band of rain pushing quickly east Friday, snow across the north.