Dudley Wood (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Mainly sunny today, showers tomorrow, these turning wintry by mid-week.

Today:

After a cold start, today will be dry and mostly sunny with just small amounts of fair weather cloud at times. Feeling chilly despite the gentle northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A dry evening with largely clear skies and turning rather cold with a frost developing overnight. Probably turning somewhat cloudier later in the night but remaining generally dry. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Tuesday:

Mainly dry through the morning with isolated showers later. A greater chance of showers or longer spells of rain during the afternoon. Freshening winds continue to make it feel chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wintry showers in places on Wednesday then mostly dry to end the week with sunny/clear periods. Much colder with a notable wind chill at first and overnight frost and ice.

A widespread and in places sharp frost to begin Friday. Then a transition during the day to less cold and more generally unsettled conditions as Atlantic weather fronts make inroads into the UK. These will bring spells of rain potentially quite widely, though the wettest conditions through the latter part of November may occur across more southern areas. There is also the potential for some windy weather to develop at times, again this perhaps more likely further to the south. Compared to the preceding few days, a reduced likelihood of snowfall, though some upland snow remains possible in the north. Temperatures probably returning closer to average, generally speaking, for late November, and perhaps becoming mild at times in the south.

Whilst there is a lot of uncertainty as to the flavour of weather affecting the UK into December, there is a greater chance than normal of slower evolving weather patterns. A mixture of weather types seems most likely and so some wetter days, with widespread rain or showers and the chance of snow, mainly for higher ground in the north. Equally some drier periods are also anticipated, increasing the possibility of some frosty nights and fog. Overall, temperatures close to average are most likely, but some colder spells are also possible, especially if any prolonged settled spells develop.