Basford (Stoke-on-Trent) weather

Headline:

Largely cloudy with some drizzle overnight.

Today:

More cloudy than on Monday, and mostly dry, however occasional sunny intervals are likely. Feeling somewhat cooler however with a slightly brisker southwesterly wind developing. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Dry this evening with some early sunshine. Cloud thickening from the north overnight with patchy rain and drizzle sinking southwards. Remaining mild with light winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Wednesday:

A cloudy start in places with drizzle clearing southwards. Otherwise, a largely fine day with occasional sunny spells and feeling slightly fresher. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Higher pressure building back in, albeit staying rather cloudy. Some drizzle also likely at times, mainly over the hills. Otherwise light winds with mist and fog overnight.

High pressure is expected to dominate for most if not all of the rest of the period, bringing plenty of dry, settled weather. Cloud amounts will be variable, and some overnight fog is likely, this slowly clearing through the morning. Frontal systems rounding the high may push some cloud and rain into the extreme north of the country at times along with some stronger winds, Orkney and Shetland most likely to see this, but here too the emphasis is on a good deal of dry and settled weather. Temperatures will be near average overall, but with some chilly nights possible, perhaps with isolated frost. Equally in any cloud breaks and light winds it will feel pleasantly warm by day.

The final third of October will likely see a transition to more unsettled conditions across the UK, with high pressure relinquishing its grip, though the timing and manner of this is uncertain. Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower-evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of most if not all places seeing spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds later in the month, these conditions continuing into the start of November. Temperatures will probably be close to average overall.