The cold weather will continue with northerly winds through Wednesday and Thursday likely bringing hail, sleet and snow showers across northern parts and perhaps also to eastern coastal areas, with widespread overnight frosts. There is a low probability of more widespread rain and snow over western parts at this time too. From Friday onwards it is thought that conditions will gradually become more influenced by the Atlantic with temperatures returning nearer to normal, although the transition period will have the potential for further snow in places. Conditions would then settle into a changeable pattern with unsettled periods of weather being interspersed by temporary settled conditions. Towards the middle of February there is a possibility that the more unsettled conditions will shift north, becoming more settled in the south.

UK Outlook for Saturday 14 Feb 2015 to Saturday 28 Feb 2015:

Whilst changeable Atlantic conditions will likely prevail at the start of the period, it currently it looks most probable that a period of more settled weather will become established, at least for a time, across most parts of the UK with slightly drier, and colder conditions than average. Temperatures will be cold across the UK, especially overnight, with frosts likely at times.

Updated at: 1427 on Fri 30 Jan 2015

Or you could take a more positive view Tally

The presenter on the BBC web site forecast made a point of saying temperatures wouldn't be far from average tomorrow in the south and showed 6C (42F) in cities to back this up. 

BBC website for Wolverhampton is showing snow between midnight and 3am (incl).  I didn't notice this before so I don't know if it's a recent update.  There is a 'blob' heading in between Liverpool and Bangor rather than the rapidly decaying small showers so perhaps it's this that's picked up in those graphics.

It's also worth noting that the local weather forecast on the BBC website has not been updated tonight and it's never updated at all over the weekend.  It will jump from Thursday to Monday - helpful!! 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2633691

BBC local weather (SPOTLIGHT) still goes for wintry showers tomorrow and snow showers for Sunday , overcast Monday and - what looks like more prolonged snow on Tuesday:

Latest Met O SE forecast is a wintry one, with the short term potential being upgraded:

A cold day with outbreaks of rain and sleet, with snow on hills where a slight covering is possible. Perhaps just the odd brighter interval, mainly in the west. Maximum Temperature 5C.

Tonight:

Cold with further wintry showers, mainly affecting Kent where some snow may settle on the North Downs especially. Mainly dry with patchy frost elsewhere. Minimum Temperature 0C.

Sunday:

Further wintry showers on Sunday across Kent. Elsewhere it should be largely dry. Some sunny intervals are likely but the cold northerly wind will continue. Maximum Temperature 6C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Remaining cold throughout with widespread frost. Further snow showers likely these mainly confined to Kent at first, but they could push further inland by Wednesday.

Updated at: 0240 on Sat 31 Jan 2015

I could do with it staying dry all day today - I'm in Deal carrying out a recruitment drive all day. Tomorrow I finally have a day off from all duties (except holding the East Kent ER phone), so I can get to just sit indoors with a beer, and be mesmorized by the millions of dancing 50p sized snowflakes floating gently down to the beautiful planet Thanet.....damn these dreams! 

I note the forecasts including the BBC has taken down the snow event for Sunday and Tuesday? - Wasn't there meant to be a polar low and more persistent snow in the SW and Wales!? - Now it looks dry from Sunday. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167

Been looking at Met office local for Radstock and Weather on BBC Met office for 10 Days.. Show Northerly wind up to 10th February. Not going to be warm blowing across the valley...

There is a lovely barn on the left as you cross over the Downs at Detling  on the A249 headed for Maidstone.  I'm sure if you snuggled up amongst the hay-bails in there your dream could become a reality, and have the Brazilian model on hand too.

Yes - what happened!? This "T" (Polar low ) as you can see over N. Ireland was our best chance and hopes for more prolonged sleet and snow to move south Monday night into Tuesday and more general sleet and snow for the SW, yet both have been dashed now?!?

The Met Office update:

What do you make of this!? Now Sunday, Monday and Tuesday looks dry all over THE SW and South!?

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UK forecast for the next 5 days

Cold and windy with further sleet or snow showers.

Today:

Wintry showers for many, hail and thunder possible. Some sunny spells in between, though staying largely cloudy towards the southeast. More persistent bands of sleet or snow over Scotland. Cold and windy with gales in the west, locally severe.

Tonight:

Holding onto the sleet and snow over Scotland. Further showers elsewhere, particularly towards the east and around western coasts, turning increasingly wintry from the north. Widespread frost and ice risk.

Sunday:

Sunny spells and wintry showers, these most frequent over exposed northern areas, and running down eastern and western coasts. Cold and windy with significant wind chill; very cold night following.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Further snow showers, mainly over exposed northern areas and towards the east. Risk of more persistent wintry precipitation in the southwest on Tuesday. Breezy and cold; overnight frost and ice.

Updated at: 0244 on Sat 31 Jan 2015

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SW outlook - updated this morning:

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Bright or sunny spells with a few light sleet or snow showers. Some more persistent wintry precipitation possible on Tuesday. Staying cold, and breezy with overnight frost and ice.

Updated at: 0250 on Sat 31 Jan 2015

Nothing has changed. That's what I make of it. 

Ian Fergusson mentioned a 30-40% chance of something on Tuesday. Quick mental arithmetic says that's a 60-70% chance it wouldn't happen, and Sunday, Monday was always meant to be dry, unless you missed the bit where the potential for Monday evaporated days ago 

Your not kidding us Matty , Mrs H had the calculator out

Argh right - didn't see the forecast by Ian F.

 I think you will be satisfied.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

A wintry outlook

Ties in with the fax charts and first principles of meteorology.  Sunday will be funday.

here you go:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1422748800

edited for UK perspective

New warnings issued 12:47 For South and West of SNOW and ICE.....

I cannot see these new warnings on the Met office website. Only today and tomorrow which were issued at 12:27.

Andrew