St Helens (Merseyside) weather

Headline:

Skies brightening today, turning warmer tomorrow.

Today:

Rain across southern counties easing first thing. Then a largely fine and dry day for all with bright or sunny spells. Winds falling gentle and feeling slightly warmer than Monday. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

A calm night with largely clear skies and winds falling light. Turning chilly with a touch of grass frost possible in the countryside, but temperatures quickly picking up after sunrise. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Wednesday:

Settled throughout Wednesday with prolonged amounts of strong sunshine, turning hazier later. Feeling very warm and increasingly humid as a southerly breeze picks up. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Changeable for the rest of the week with heavy showers and thunderstorms possible, though some brighter interludes in between. Warm and humid on Thursday and Friday, fresher on Saturday.

The start of this period will be unsettled and breezy. Some rain or showers and thunderstorms are likely to affect most parts but there will also be some sunshine. Early Saturday, there could be some severe thunderstorms moving northeast, bringing torrential rain, hail and strong gusts. It will turn cooler and fresher from the west, with the heat and humidity from previous days clearing to the east. Next week, most parts will become drier and more settled as high pressure generally takes charge. However, some spells of rain and stronger winds are still likely at times, mainly just in the north. Details of the change are uncertain, but overall a more settled period is expected with temperatures generally above average. Brief hot spells are possible too.

High pressure may still be largely dominant at first, maintaining mainly dry and warm weather, with variable cloud amounts. However, although details are uncertain, late June and early July looks like becoming more changeable, with spells of rain or showers probable for all parts at times, some of which could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures are likely to be a little above average overall, with brief hot spells possible, these perhaps more likely early in the period.