Shirley (West Midlands) (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Turning cloudier into the start of the weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

A mix of cloud and some clear spells tonight. Low cloud at times may bring some fog over hills leading to rather murky conditions. Temperatures may dip below freezing under starry skies leading to some patchy frost. Feeling cold. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

Saturday brings a mostly cloudy day with spots of light rain and drizzle at times. Often breezy and feeling chilly in the easterly wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining cloudy with the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, though some brighter breaks remain possible to the west of hills. Often breezy, causing it to feel colder.

High pressure is likely to be centred to the west or northwest over the North Atlantic through this period with low pressure to the east. Slowly evolving weather patterns are therefore most probable through this time. However, around the turn of the year, an area of low pressure may move through the North Sea bringing a period of wetter and windier weather, especially to the north. With cold air close to the UK, some wintry hazards are possible in places. Into January more settled conditions with colder and drier than average conditions are most probable. There will however be some periods of rain or showers and windier spells. Temperatures will probably be below average for this period overall and so wintry hazards remain a possibility in places.

Whilst confidence in details is low, high pressure will probably remain close to the UK initially, leading to slowly evolving weather patterns. Periods of relatively settled weather interspersed with more changeable interludes are likely, as are some spells of showers, especially around coastal areas. Temperatures will likely recover a little to be near to or slightly below average during this time, but an enhanced risk of wintry hazards affecting some parts at times remains. Later in the period, a transition to more widely changeable or unsettled conditions is possible, with a corresponding shift to near or slightly above average temperatures.