Ringwood (Hampshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start then sunny spells.

Today:

A cloudy and mostly dull start with a few spots of rain. Turning drier and brighter by the afternoon with hazy sunny intervals and largely dry. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with a breeze, especially developing along the coast. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

Tonight:

Becoming cloudier through this evening with a band of rain pushing through overnight, clearing most places by dawn. Breezy and feeling less mild. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Wednesday:

Any early rain clearing, leaving a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. These turning heavy at times with the risk of thunder and hail. Feeling fresher. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Stayed mixed during Thursday and Friday with slow-moving heavy downpours with the chance of thunder. More settled through Saturday with sunny spells and the odd shower. Temperatures around average.

This period is likely to start largely dry and settled across the UK, as a ridge of high pressure sets in. A few showers are likely in the far north and possibly the far southeast though. Conditions look like turning increasingly unsettled through next week, as low pressure gradually becomes dominant, squeezing the ridge off to the northeast. Most places are likely to see some rain or showers, particularly during the second half of next week, and these may be heavy with a risk of hail and thunder. It may become breezy if not windy at times too. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little below normal overall, with some chilly nights at first, but brief warm, humid spells are possible at times, especially in the south.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, it looks like it will start rather unsettled. However, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK soon become weak, with something close to the climatological norm becoming most likely. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with higher pressure becoming centred close to the south of the UK and lower pressure towards the north or northwest. The north and northwest will probably see the lion's share of the rain and any strong winds, whilst the south and southeast will probably see the driest and sunniest weather. Temperatures are likely to be a little above average overall. There is a chance that late season hot spells or heatwaves develop, especially in the south.