Morning update - Patchy rain and becoming very windy today, gales overnight, showers tomorrow

TODAY

An increasingly windy, overcast day with the risk of the odd patch of rain here and there. Temperature 10-12°C Wind southwest 23-40mph becoming 26-45mph Rainfall 1-3mm

TONIGHT

Cloudy with patchy rain at first, becoming persistent and heavy with some rather squally conditions likely towards the early hours with gales developing for a time, although clearing away by dawn but remaining mostly cloudy. Temperature 11-12°C for the most part but suddenly dropping to 7-9°C during the early hours Wind southwest29-50mph becoming 35-60mph for a time before turning west-southwest 20-35mph during the early hours Rainfall 8-12mm

TOMORROW

A fresh, breezy day with a lot of cloud to start along with a few showers moving in off thew channel, some of which are likely to be heavy with the risk of hail. During the afternoon we will see some brighter spells, but still with a few showers moving through from time to time, perhaps with the risk of sleet or soft hail mixed in Temperature 7-9°C but dropping closer to 3-5°C in any heavier showers Wind west-southwest 20-35mph becoming 16-30mph later Rainfall 0-3mm with localised rainfall likely