Hednesford (Staffordshire) weather

Headline:

Wet start today, but turning brighter later this afternoon.

Today:

A wet, blustery but very mild start with the rain turning heavy at times, with perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. Turning brighter but cooler throughout the afternoon with some sunshine, and a few showers following. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A risk of some further showers this evening and overnight, mainly towards Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Turning cold under the clearer spells and brisk northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

A breezy and cool feeling day with a mix of sunshine and showers. The showers most frequent across the north, with the odd heavy and potentially thundery shower possible. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Largely dry and bright on Sunday with lighter winds. Milder by Monday with rain and brisk winds moving in from the west. Rain giving way to brighter skies on Tuesday.

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.