Kirkham (Lancashire) weather

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A mild couple of days.

Today:

Rather cloudy start with perhaps some patchy drizzle. This clearing during the morning, then a dry day with a good number of pleasant sunny spells and feeling mild. A little breezy by the coast. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Staying dry this evening and overnight with prolonged clear spells for most. Strengthening breezes around coasts and hills. A cool night. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Some hazy sunshine possible to start Thursday, but cloud tending to thicken as the day progresses ahead of rain arriving later. Another very mild day before this. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely settled on Friday and Saturday with further sunny spells, but temperatures returning to nearer average. Cloudier on Sunday with spells of rain possible.

The first part of this period will continue to see the UK located at the interface between high pressure across Europe and low pressure over the North Atlantic. As such, western areas will likely see spells of rain at times, along with stronger winds, whereas eastern parts should see more in the way of drier interludes, though even here, some rain is possible from time to time. Towards the middle of March, there is still a signal for unsettled conditions to become rather more widespread, with all parts seeing a higher chance of rain and stronger winds. Throughout, temperatures should overall pan out a little above average for most areas.

The start of this period could see unsettled condtions quite widely across the UK, with spells of rain and strong winds affecting many areas at times. Then, whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving by late March, with unsettled weather becoming more confined to parts of the south, as areas towards the north and northwest turn drier. Given this pattern, the chance of wintry hazards will increase compared to earlier in March. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, but there is an increasing chance of below average temperatures towards the end of March, though at present, there is no strong sign for any really cold weather to develop.