Exe Estuary (Devon) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and breezy today and turning wetter later.

Today:

Often cloudy with a little drizzle in places this morning, largely over higher ground, although many places staying dry. More persistent and sometimes heavy rain arriving from the west during the afternoon, and turning windier. Another mild day. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Rain continuing to spread east this evening giving a generally wet night, although the rain perhaps easing a little later. Rather windy on southern coasts and breezy inland. Very mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

A damp start with some drizzly rain. Perhaps turning somewhat brighter by the afternoon, but a risk of heavy showers. Breezy, and possibly windy later in some exposed areas. Mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

After a chilly start, becoming mostly fine on Saturday with some sunshine. Turning damp and windy on Sunday. Brighter on Monday, but with showers arriving from the west. Staying mild.

This period will start with cloud, rain and strong winds affecting northern and western parts of the UK on Monday. The cloud and rain is expected to ease and clear to the southeast during Tuesday as high pressure builds in from the west. There is now a signal for high pressure to be largely dominant through the rest of this period. This will mean many places seeing plenty of dry weather with variable cloud amounts and some sunshine, but perhaps with some fog overnight. Frontal systems may still graze the north and west of the UK at times though, maybe also briefly affecting other parts. Temperatures will be near or above normal, although patchy overnight frost is still likely at times.

After a potentially mainly dry and settled start to this period, changeable conditions look likely to resume, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK at times. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions likely to be in the northwest, whilst the southeast will likely be driest. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall. It is possible that longer spells of dry weather develop again later in the month as a more blocked pattern could develop, which could lead to some colder conditions too, but confidence is very low by this stage.