Kettering (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Chance of morning rain. Bright and drier in afternoon.

Today:

Bright start. Increasingly cloudy with some showery rain arriving, perhaps heavy and thundery, with strong winds for a time, mainly affecting coasts in the afternoon. During the afternoon cloud breaking with some sunshine returning and winds easing to light. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

A clear night for much of the region. Given light winds, temperatures will fall, with a chilly end to the night, especially in rural areas. Some cloud affecting Derbyshire later. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Largely dry and settled on Thursday across the East Midlands, with sunny spells developing after a chilly start. Light winds and good visibility are expected, making for pleasant autumn weather. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mainly dry and settled on Friday but cloudier. Dry and brighter over the weekend with some sunny or clear spells. Temperatures near or rather above normal.

Changeable as Atlantic frontal systems bring spells of rain, showers and occasional strong winds. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely across Scotland and Northern Ireland, but wet and windy weather may extend more widely across England and Wales at times. Between systems, periods of drier and more settled weather are likely, especially in the south and east. More widely dry and more settled conditions could develop through the first week of October. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal overall.

Perhaps a spell of mainly dry and settled weather at the start of this period. Thereafter, conditions will probably turn more changeable further into October. Wet and windy conditions become more likely, with a risk of deep areas of low pressure moving across the UK. Temperatures will probably be above normal overall.