Hawkshead Youth Hostel (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Storm Floris bringing wet and unseasonably windy conditions.

Today:

An unsettled start with Storm Floris bringing unseasonably strong winds, accompanied by heavy rain through the morning. Turning brighter through the afternoon with sunny spells and blustery showers. A muggy start but feeling fresher later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

A drier end to the day with late sunny spells. Then, a mixture of clear spells and showers with winds slowly easing throughout the night. Cooler overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Tuesday:

Breezy with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, these gradually easing into the evening with winds turning lighter. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Drier and warmer on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine, though hazy at times. Cloudier and breezier again on Thursday and Friday with patchy outbreaks of rain. Temperatures close to average.

This period likely starts with something of a north-south split. Some locally heavy rain or showers, with a risk of thunder, will likely affect the north, along with some strong winds, whilst the south looks like starting mainly dry with some warm sunshine and lighter winds. There is a chance of some rain or showers even in the south, but more likely it will be mainly dry and warm here. Temperatures will probably be close to average in the north at first. As we move towards the middle of the month, there is an increased chance of high pressure becoming more dominant, leading to drier, more settled conditions becoming more widespread with above average temperatures. However, some brief unsettled spells remain possible, particularly towards the end of this period.

High pressure, and therefore fairly settled conditions overall, appears most likely for the second half of August. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times, these perhaps more likely later in the period. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south.