Northampton (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Clouding over with freshening winds. Morning frost lifting.

Today:

After a bright start with frost, cloud will increase with a freshening breeze. Some rain is possible later in the afternoon, mainly affecting the Derbyshire Hills. Mostly dry afternoon with bright spells in more sheltered eastern areas. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy and rather chilly night with patchy rain and drizzle for a time, but this will increasingly become confined to the Peak District. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloudy across the Pennines with some patchy, light drizzle at times. Brighter in east with sunny or clear spells. Temperatures near or rather above normal with a noticeable southwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining mostly dry with often large amounts of cloud. Brighter in east with sunny or clear spells. Temperatures near or rather above normal with a southwesterly breeze.

High pressure will lie close to the southeast of the UK initially, with generally settled conditions across many parts. Cloud amounts will be variable, with some frost and fog in the south and east, this slow to clear, but some rain in the far northwest. A weakening frontal system looks like it will edge east across the UK over the weekend, before high pressure briefly builds back in from the west in its wake. Low pressure then seems likely to increasingly influence the UK weather later in the period, with some rain and windier conditions affecting most if not all parts. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, especially in the north, though more frost and fog patches are likely under clearer skies and lighter winds.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely to produce an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.