Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) weather

Headline:

Largely dry with occasional sunny spells. Breezy and mild.

Today:

Largely dry with sunny spells during the morning. Cloud increasing to bring outbreaks of showery rain, perhaps locally heavy, by late afternoon. Feeling warm in sunshine. Breezy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

The rain will clear eastwards during the early evening with some breaks developing in the cloudy and the chance of an isolated shower. Winds remain breezy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with showers, some of which could turn sharp at times, before easing during the afternoon as the cloud breaks and turns more settled overnight. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Drier and sunnier with winds easing Sunday. Cloudier on Monday with isolated showers in the east. Tuesday will be cloudy at times with showers and freshening wind.

High pressure to the north of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells at first. A few scattered showers are possible in central and eastern areas. Parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and an onshore breeze, but further west it will feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. By the weekend, unsettled weather is signalled to return, but confidence in the details is low with a range of scenarios possible. One scenario is for a northerly wind bringing wintry showers to northern and eastern coasts, and some snow over Scottish mountains. If this does occur it will probably not last more than a few days, before high pressure attempts to return towards the end of the month.

Changeable weather is likely through the period. In broad terms higher pressure is more likely to the north, with lower pressure to the south. Across Scotland and northern half of England this would mean drier and more settled weather. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland, Wales and the southern half of England perhaps seeing a greater chance of rain or showers at times, but plenty of scope for fair weather in between. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.