Portswood (Southampton) weather

Headline:

Sunshine and showers, blustery during the afternoon.

Today:

Some warm, sunny spells are expected, but with cloud also building to bring occasional showers, heavy at times. Showers becoming blustery during the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy, outbreaks of rain affecting northern and eastern areas, isolated showers elsewhere. Rain clears during the early hours to leave clear spells and the odd isolated shower. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Often cloudy Friday, with the odd shower particularly during the evening, but also some brighter spells. Wind freshening through the morning. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain likely Saturday morning, clearing to sunny spells and afternoon showers. Drier and sunnier Sunday with winds easing. Cloudier on Monday but probably dry.

High pressure to the north or northeast of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells for most at first. Low pressure in the Atlantic will try to push weather fronts towards the UK from the south west, but these may remain slow moving. Some parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and onshore breeze, but further west it will likely feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. From next weekend and into the start of the following week, there are signs that more unsettled weather could return for a time, bringing rain or showers to some areas.

Signals are not very strong for the extended forecast range, but in broad terms higher pressure is more likely to the north, with lower pressure to the south. Across Scotland and northern half of England this would mean drier and more settled weather. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland, Wales and the southern half of England perhaps seeing a greater chance of rain or showers at times, but plenty of scope for fair weather in between. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.