Sidmouth (Devon) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing with some brightness. Breezy and milder.

Today:

Mostly cloudy to start with further spells of rain pushing in from the west. Rain turning heavy at times, especially over the moors in the morning then drier behind with the odd shower and brighter spells. Mild and breezy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers gradually easing this evening. Cloudier again overnight with a few spots of drizzle over the moors, but most places dry. Breezy with temperatures holding up. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with patchy drizzle through the morning and occasional brighter interludes. More rain arriving into the afternoon. Breezy and very mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining changeable and often unsettled with spells of rain and showers. Drier interludes are likely but often cloudy. Very mild with strong winds at times.

Broadly changeable during this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the country and shorter dry and bright interludes in-between. Rain and showers typically heaviest and most frequent in the west, with more sheltered eastern areas seeing much smaller amounts of rain. Often windy with a chance of gales at times. Temperatures well above average at first, likely falling closer to average towards the end of February and into March, perhaps briefly cold enough for some wintry showers or even snow in upland areas of the north. A very small chance of more settled weather by the end of the period.

Confidence remains low through this period. The most likely outcome is a continuation of rather changeable conditions, with low pressure systems tending to pass close to or across the UK, bringing occasional spells of wet and windy weather, especially in the north and west. High pressure to the south may build across the UK at times to bring some drier, quieter interludes, this probably most frequent in the south and east - the chances of prolonged settled weather look very low. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average for the period as a whole, though some relatively short-lived interludes of colder conditions remain possible.