Rainford (Merseyside) weather

Headline:

Staying dry with warm days but rather chilly nights.

Today:

Often rather cloudy through this morning, but brighter intervals coming through at times and lengthier periods of sunshine developing during this afternoon. Feeling warm in the strong May sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

A fine evening with some late sunshine, then a dry night with patchy low cloud or fog perhaps forming by dawn. Turning chilly with a localised frost in the countryside. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

A dry and often sunny day with patchy fair weather cloud developing. After a fairly chilly start, soon warming up in the strong May sunshine. Lighter winds than of late. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Dry over the weekend and into next week with periods of strong sunshine. Becoming very warm by day and nights turning somewhat milder too.

Much of this period is looking dry across most of the UK, with clear or sunny spells for many areas, as high pressure likely dominates the weather pattern across the UK. However, at the start of this period, thicker cloud with some rain or showers, which could be heavy and thundery, is likely to affect at least the southwest of the UK, with a chance that more of the UK gets affected on Monday. The end of this period may also be more unsettled, particularly towards the south or southwest, with rain or showers possible again. Winds will mostly be light with daytime temperatures likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year, although there is a chance of some chilly nights in places.

Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period. Overall, fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this is likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Overall, temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average.