Thornton (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Remaining changeable with rain later tonight.

Today:

A slightly drier day, albeit still the chance of a few isolated showers. Sunny spells are likely through the morning, but any sunshine turning hazy through the afternoon. Still breezy, though winds easing through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Showers easing for a time during the evening, though rather cloudy as a band of rain spreads eastwards overnight, turning heavy at times. Increasingly windy by dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Heavy, persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, with bright or sunny spells developing through the afternoon. Feeling rather humid but staying breezy. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely, though often breezy. Temperatures fairly close to the seasonal average.

The broadly unsettled conditions look to continue during the first part of this period. All areas are likely to see some further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. By the start of the following week, a ridge of high pressure may extend eastwards towards the UK, bringing an increasing chance of longer periods of drier weather to northern areas initially, whilst low pressure remains closer to the south or southeast. Towards the end of this period, high pressure may be rather more dominant across the UK. A cooler interlude is likely for a time through next week, with chilly nights and fog patches likely under the influence of high pressure. Temperatures probably return closer to average by late September.

Signals for prevailing weather patterns become fairly limited by the turn of the month and the early part of October. As is typical at this time of year, there are likely to be some spells of wet and windy weather along with some drier interludes but no strong preference to whether settled or unsettled regimes will be most dominant. Overall, northwestern parts are more likely to be wettest and windiest. Temperatures likely fluctuating around average.