Skelmersdale (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Dry but largely cloudy to start the bank holiday weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

A little evening brightness is possible, but otherwise a fairly cloudy night. Mostly dry, though a little patchy drizzle may develop, mainly near higher ground. Cool in rural areas. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Saturday:

Dry for many with drizzle over the hills easing. Largely cloudy but some brighter spells may break through later. Warm if the sun emerges but a cooler feel otherwise. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Settled and mostly dry throughout the rest of the bank holiday weekend with increasing amounts of sunshine and becoming more widely warm. Showers or rain possible later on Tuesday.

Low pressure is expected to dominate this forecast period, with bands of rain and showers, perhaps slow moving at times which could bring some fairly wet days for some places. That being said there will be a good deal of dry weather in between showers and frontal bands of rain. Winds could be strong at times, especially around coasts as low pressure systems move through. As has been the case over the last few days, and normal for the time of year, confidence in details is lower than average. This is due to the activity in the tropical Atlantic, and how any systems move into mid-latitudes to help develop further low pressure systems which may affect the UK. Temperatures should be around average, still feeling pleasant enough during drier spells.

Most signs indicate low pressure will continue to dominate, and therefore unsettled or changeable weather looks more likely. This brings potential for periods of strong winds and spells of rain, but with spells of fair weather in between. Confidence through this period remains low. Temperatures are likely to be near to, or slightly above average overall.