OUR current cold and unsettled spell will give way to much drier weather conditions around the middle of next week.

Putting a little more detail on what is coming in our direction, I expect further showery bursts of rain until about next Tuesday.

Some of the precipitation may be heavy and perhaps prolonged at times.

there is a very small risk of a little sleet in the mix.

As already mentioned, a change to brighter but not necessarily sunnier weather will arrive as the week ahead progresses.

Temperatures may drop to just below freezing on some nights but generally the frost risk will be low.

Daily maximum temperatures around the seasonal average at first, then rising above normal.

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