Horncastle (Lincolnshire) weather

Headline:

Fine at first, becoming wet and windy.

Today:

Starting fine with some hazy sunshine, but cloud and spells of rain then spread from the northwest, becoming heavier and more persistent into the afternoon. Becoming clearer from the northwest late on, with limited late sunshine and blustery showers following. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Windy with scattered sharp showers for a time, becoming lighter, fewer and further between, eventually mainly affecting the Peak District. Drier with a touch of rural frost elsewhere. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Monday:

Perhaps on the cloudy and breezy side with showers, although these lighter than on Sunday. Still some sunny spells possible, mainly later as winds and showers ease. Temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

On the cloudy side Tuesday and Wednesday, with drier and brighter conditions possible on Thursday in the wake of midweek rain. Winds easing. Temperatures near normal, colder to start Thursday.

A broad northwest to southeast split is most likely during this period. The northwest is likely to be more unsettled with low pressure systems moving in at times, bringing periods of strong winds and showers or longer spells of rain. In the southeast, high pressure will have greater influence, with more settled, drier weather as a result. Temperatures overall are likely to be near to or slightly above normal, but there remains the chance of some overnight frost.

High pressure may be dominant early in this period, which would bring plenty of dry and settled weather across the UK, especially in the south. Any low pressure systems bringing wetter, windier weather are most likely to affect the north. Into late April, low pressure patterns may become more prevalent, with more unsettled, changeable conditions developing more widely. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly above normal.