Cheadle (Staffordshire) weather

Headline:

A settled day, before returning to changeable conditions.

Today:

A damp start in the east as a band of rain and cloud continues to clear to through the morning. Brighter and drier in the west, with little cloud cover allowing prolonged sunshine. Light winds and temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining largely clear and dry through the evening, with clear skies allowing frost patches and icy stretches to form. Turning increasingly cloudy from the west from dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Becoming increasingly unsettled with strengthening winds as a rain band pushes eastwards through much of the day, bringing widespread rain, with heavy downpours and travel disruptions likely. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Staying unsettled on Thursday with further heavy and disruptive rainfall. Friday brings a drier and brighter day, before another rain band moves in on Saturday. Often breezy.

The unsettled theme is likely to continue through the first part of this period, with further rain or showers affecting many parts at times, and often accompanied by rather windy conditions. In the run up to Christmas, there is a signal for less unsettled conditions to begin to take hold, with a greater chance of high pressure developing in the vicinity of the UK compared to the previous few weeks. Whilst the chance of impactful rain or strong winds should reduce, there may be an increasing incidence of overnight frost and fog, the latter perhaps taking its time to clear, given the time of year. A gradual reduction in temperatures seems likely, falling closer to average overall. Some cold days are possible, if or where any fog persists.

High pressure will probably be close by to the UK at the start of this period, which would maintain a fair amount of dry, settled weather. With this comes the potential for fog and frost, and lower temperatures overall, though nothing unusually cold is currently signalled. Towards mid-January, perhaps a greater chance of more changeable conditions re-asserting themselves, though this is rather uncertain at present.