Retford (Nottinghamshire) weather

Headline:

Friday, dry with bright spells. Rather windy. Rain towards midnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a dry night with lengthy clear spells, but becoming increasingly windy. Cloud will also gradually increase from the southwest later in the night. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

Dry with bright or sunny spells. Cloud thickening later, with outbreaks of rain possible after sunset, perhaps heavy with thunder. Warm, but feeling cooler in the wind and near coasts. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain and showers this weekend, these perhaps heavy with thunder, but some sunny intervals also possible. Probably drier Monday. Winds easing. Low cloud with fog at times, especially on coasts.

The final week or so of March to the start of April looks to be characterised by a slowly evolving, generally changeable weather pattern. Initially a more widely dry interlude seems likely but with time these drier conditions become more favoured across the south, where overnight fog is also a possibility. Further north and northwest, there is a greater chance of rain or showers at times, these accompanied by windier spells with a chance of gales for parts of the far northwest especially. There is a small chance that these wetter, windier conditions may become more widespread for a time. Temperatures will probably pan out close to average overall, though chilly nights remain possible where clear skies coincide with light winds.

Confidence is lower than normal, but blocked or slow-moving weather patterns are most probable for the first half of April. This can lead to slow-moving areas of low and high pressure and, depending on their location, this can result in extended periods of either dry conditions (slightly more-likely) or wetter episodes in the form of rain or showers (slightly less-likely). Temperatures will vary, with some large day-to-day swings possible, but overall are likely to be near average.