Wellingborough (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Remaining unsettled. Strong winds associated with Storm Darragh easing later.

Today:

Wet and very windy with further periods of rain and showers, turning persistent and possibly heavy at times. Widespread very strong winds with gales becoming increasingly confined to coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy through the evening with rain turning lighter and patchier overnight. Many places dry by dawn with a few cloud breaks developing. Blustery winds very slowly easing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday:

Rather cloudy Monday with a few showers and some bright spells. Winds continue to ease, falling light later. Temperatures around average. Colder overnight with fog and isolated rural frost patches. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Increasingly dry, bright and more settled conditions by midweek with variable cloud and easing winds. Overnight fog and frost patches likely becoming more prevalent, perhaps persisting in places by day.

High pressure will likely weaken later this week, allowing occasional bands of rain to make some progress southeastwards across parts of the UK. While there may be an attempt for high pressure to rebuild at times, especially in the south, the more likely scenario is for an unsettled regime to dominate for much of next week, with occasional spells of rain followed by blustery showers, these most frequent and perhaps wintry at times in the northwest. It may be quite windy at times too, especially towards the north, while southern areas have a greater chance of some lengthier drier and perhaps more settled spells, although even here it may still be rather breezy. Temperatures will vary around average, with oscillations between colder and milder interludes.

Mainly unsettled conditions appear likely for most, with spells of wind and rain followed by showers affecting most areas but especially the north and northwest of the UK. Some sleet and snow is also likely at times, especially on high ground in the north. However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in December or into early January. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with any more settled interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.