Rushden (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Today bright start then becoming cloudy, with rain arriving later.

Today:

A bright and chilly start. Cloud will increase this morning, with outbreaks of mainly light rain reaching the Peak District by early afternoon and then gradually spreading east to all areas by early evening. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Rain this evening, clearing east by the early hours. Large amounts of cloud and showers or longer spells of rain will follow, perhaps locally heavy. Becoming dry and clear later. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Sunday:

Sunny spells and isolated showers, these most likely across western areas, until late afternoon. Then frequent showers will spread east, locally heavy with a small chance of hail and thunder. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday sunshine and scattered sometimes heavy showers. Rain and strong winds arrive overnight. Tuesday breezy with frequent heavy showers. Wednesday breezy still, bright spells and isolated showers, feeling slightly warmer.

Changeable conditions are expected at first, with low pressure often close by to the north of the UK, bringing rain and showers. However, high pressure from the south is expected to quickly start to build near to the UK towards the Bank Holiday weekend, bringing some fine and dry conditions, with temperatures rising accordingly for some. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to broadly remain the dominant influence across much of the UK, with spells of fine weather. Low pressure will be positioned to the north, and will at times allow some rain or showers to cross the country. Overall across the period, temperatures are expected to be above normal with winds often light for many.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate through the turn of the month across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.