Chard (Somerset) weather

Headline:

Turning warmer next week.

Today:

A cloudy start with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle at first. The rain and drizzle will turn more persistent through the day, perhaps with some heavier bursts over hills. Feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Rain moves away east. Then broken cloud and clear spells following, along with possible a few light showers, these most likely across western areas. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Sunday:

Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers until late afternoon, then the showers become more widespread and sometimes heavy, with a small chance of thunder. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Windy at the start of the week with showers or longer spells of rain. However, temperatures will also start to rise, with more settled weather likely later in the week.

Continuing to be changeable at first for the north west, with low pressure often close by to the north of the UK, bringing rain and showers. Across the south, high pressure is expected to quickly start to build near to the UK towards the Bank Holiday weekend, bringing some fine and dry conditions, with temperatures rising accordingly for some. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to broadly remain the dominant influence across much of the UK, with spells of fine weather. Low pressure will be positioned to the north, and will at times allow some rain or showers, this mostly to the north. Overall across the period, temperatures are expected to be above normal with winds often light for many.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate through the turn of the month across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.