Luton (Luton) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain, with blustery showers and sunny spells later.

Today:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain at first, dying away through the morning. Sunshine and heavy showers possible in the afternoon, with a risk of hail and lightning. Very windy with possible gales along the coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

The showers dying away through the evening, with clear skies developing. Staying windy, with the risk of coastal gales continuing. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Saturday:

A dry start with good spells of sunshine. Some showers developing by the afternoon, perhaps turning heavy at times. Widely windy, with coastal gales possible. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Generally fine and dry on Sunday with winds easing. Rain and low cloud early on Monday, easing in the afternoon. Further rain Tuesday morning, then mostly dry with sunny spells.

Remaining changeable through the middle of October, as a series of low pressure systems run across the North Atlantic, often to the north and northwest of the UK, bringing occasional bands of rain and strong winds, but interspersed with brighter and more showery conditions. Rain will be most prevalent across hills in the west and especially northwest, where above average rainfall is likely through this period. Longer drier interludes are more favoured in sheltered southern and eastern parts, but even here it is likely to be wetter than during recent weeks. Whilst brief cooler interludes are possible, temperatures are likely to be a little above average in many areas for the period as a whole, potentially quite warm in parts of the southeast early in the period.

The remainder of October and into early November will probably maintain a changeable pattern overall, with areas of low pressure often passing close to the UK from the North Atlantic, interspersed by occasional ridges of high pressure. As such, showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, with the wettest and windiest weather typically in the west and northwest, driest conditions more favoured in sheltered southern and eastern parts, and perhaps more widely initially. A trend to more widely unsettled conditions is possible into November. Whilst some occasional colder interludes will be possible at times, temperatures are likely to be near or a little above average for the period as a whole.