Barnstaple (Devon) weather

Headline:

Dry and bright. Rain arriving during the evening.

Today:

A chilly but bright start Tuesday morning, with sunny spells persisting into the afternoon. A few showers are possible, however these will fade as skies turning hazy by the late afternoon. Winds strengthening, becoming gusty. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A band of heavy rain will move east across all areas before midnight, clearing to clear spells and sharp showers later in the night. Gusty winds, these easing before dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

A cloudy start for many Wednesday with further spells of rain or sharp showers, these soon clearing with sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Largely settled on Thursday with variable amounts of cloud and a few showers. Turning increasingly cloudy from Friday, as rain moves slowly but erratically in from the west. Normal temperatures.

Fairly changeable at first, with cloud and rain moving slowly east across the UK, probably easing and breaking into showers as it does so, with more settled conditions developing later in the weekend away from the far northwest. Into the following week, it will most probably be high pressure dominated, with large amounts of fine weather, and perhaps the odd heavy shower, especially in the south. Any more unsettled interludes liable to be brief and mainly affecting western or northwestern UK. However, there is a small chance of an alternative scenario coming off, with cloudier and wetter weather more extensive, especially across the south and west of the UK. Winds are most likely to be light, with temperatures probably at or slightly above normal.

The period begins with the two alternate scenarios continuing, most likely widely dry and settled, but a lower chance of more unsettled and wet conditions, especially in the south and west. Towards the middle of the month signals become weak and mixed, with more balanced chances of dry / settled and wetter / unsettled conditions. But compared to the start of this period, this represents an increased chance of more unsettled / wet conditions. There is however a strong signal for temperatures to be at or above average.