Small Heath (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Bright this morning, but cloud and rain returns later.

Today:

A dry and bright morning with spells of sunshine. Sikes will become increasingly cloudy this afternoon with some patchy rain arriving later. Temperatures around average with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy and damp evening with further spells of rain and drizzle. Some drier and clearer intervals developing overnight, but drizzle continuing over the hills. Mild with winds strengthening later. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

Some early brightness possible, before a band of heavy rain moves eastwards. Turning drier and brighter later in the day with winds also gradually easing. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A largely fine and dry weekend as high pressure builds in. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine and lighter winds. Likely to remain similar early next week as high pressure dominates.

High pressure to the north of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells at first. A few scattered showers are possible in central and eastern areas. Parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and an onshore breeze, but further west it will feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. By the weekend, unsettled weather is signalled to return, but confidence in the details is low with a range of scenarios possible. One scenario is for a northerly wind bringing wintry showers to northern and eastern coasts, and some snow over Scottish mountains. If this does occur it will probably not last more than a few days, before high pressure attempts to return towards the end of the month.

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.