Charts analysed are for T+96 hours - 12Z Saturday 31st January 2004
unless stated.

UKMetO:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rukm961.html
Low pressure (965mb) lies to the west of the UK in the Atlantic, with
a secondary low (985mb) to the Northeast of Scotland. High pressure
(1030mb) lies over the central Med. Winds across the country are
moderate to fresh south/southwesterlies. Most areas will see rain
moving across from the southwest. Temperatures will be close to
normal. Beyond this conditions are generally mild and very unsettled.

GFS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn962.html
2m Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn965.html
Low pressure (965mb) lies to the west of the UK in the Atlantic, with
a secondary low (970mb) over Ireland. High pressure (1030mb) lies over
the Central and Eastern Med. Winds across the country are mostly fresh
to strong, east/southeasterlies in the north, west/southwesterlies in
the south. Most parts will see wet and windy weather, perhaps snow in
the far north. 850hpa temperatures range from -6C in the north to +5C
in the southeast. Forecast 2m temperatures range from -1C in central
Scotland to +11C in the south. Beyond this conditions are mostly mild
and unsettled in all parts.

DWD:
SLP: http://www.wetter.com/home/img/sat/g...271200_096.gif
Not available at time of writing.

NOGAPS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp961.html
850hPa Temperatu http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp962.html
Low pressure (970mb) lies to the west of the UK in the Atlantic. High
pressure (1025mb) lies over the Central and Eastern Med. Winds across
the country are mostly moderate southerlies. Many parts will see rain
moving in from the southwest, with perhaps some snow in the north for
a time. 850hpa temperatures range from -7C in the northeast to +3C in
the far southwest. Temperatures will be close to or just below normal.
Beyond this conditions are mostly mild and very unsettled.

JMA:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma962.html
Low pressure (two centres of 970mb) lies to the west of the UK out in
the Atlantic. High pressure (1025mb) lies over the Central and Eastern
Med. Winds across the country are moderate to fresh southeasterlies,
veering southwesterly. Most areas will see rain moving in from the
south, with perhaps some snow on the leading edge. 850hpa temperatures
range from -7C in the north to +6C in the south. Temperatures will be
close to or just above normal in most parts, colder in the north.
Beyond this conditions are mostly unsettled and mild.

Canadian – T+72 hours for FRIDAY:
All charts: http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/data/m...ast/478_50.gif
Low pressure (987mb) lies close to the northeast of Scotland, with
another low (958mb) to the west of the UK in the Atlantic. Winds
across the country are mainly light to moderate west/northwesterlies.
Many areas will see a mix of sunshine and a few wintry showers,
especially in the north and east. Temperatures will be close to or
just below normal.

Summary:
A return to milder weather seems probable from Friday onwards, leading
to an unsettled weekend and early part of next week with very wet and
windy weather at times for all parts.