Alfreton (Derbyshire) weather

Headline:

Winds easing slowly with scattered showers.

Today:

Continuing windy with sunny spells and occasional blustery showers, some of which will be heavy and possibly thundery. The winds will eventually begin to ease later in the afternoon with showers also tending to fade away. Feeling fresher. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Dry everywhere with winds continuing to slowly ease. Cloudy over the hills but long clear periods developing further east. Turning quite chilly in rural parts. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday:

Winds easing further on Wednesday, largely dry with warm sunny spells. Cloud thickening from the west later but staying dry. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Windy again Thursday, cloudy with heavy rain moving east, turning brighter later. Dry and bright Friday and Saturday with winds easing, isolated showers possible. Temperatures mostly around average.

The start of this period may bring some strong winds and rain to the north of the UK before an Atlantic weather system erratically crosses all parts. Ahead of this, potential for some very warm and humid weather to affect parts of the south and east in particular. Looking towards mid-August, and high pressure is more likely to dominate the weather across the UK. This will bring plenty of a dry weather for the most part, though northern areas may see a rather more changeable theme with occasional rain or showers and breezier conditions at times. Above average temperatures are more likely than not, especially in the south, where it could also be rather humid.

High pressure, and therefore largely settled conditions overall, appears more likely for the second half of August. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south. By early September, there are signals for high pressure to become less dominant with perhaps a greater chance of some rain, though there is some uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast.