Bacup (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing south this evening, some sunshine on Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showery rain clearing southwards this evening, giving a few heavier bursts in places. Skies clearing overnight with perhaps the odd isolated shower. Turning cold with a rural frost developing, especially in Cumbria. Breezy this evening but winds falling light overnight. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Thursday:

A much brighter day with a mixture of sunny periods and occasional cloudier spells. Staying generally dry until after dark. Cooler than on Wednesday but pleasantly warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rather unsettled over the Easter weekend with showers or longer spells of rain. Windy at times with gales and disruptive winds possible on Saturday. Some warm sunshine at times too.

Rather changeable conditions are expected through this period, as a series of Atlantic frontal systems track eastwards across the UK, accompanied by some strong winds at times. These will bring occasional spells of rain or showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and northwest, with longer drier interludes likely in the south and sheltered eastern areas. Whilst temperatures will be close to average for the period as a whole, there may be opportunities for some short-lived warm spells in the south and east. Conversely, occasional colder interludes in the northwest will bring the chance of some wintry showers, especially to hills, and overnight frost.

It is probable that more blocked, or at least slowly evolving, weather patterns will become increasingly dominant through the middle of the month. Whilst confidence is low, this may result in more settled and drier conditions overall. There may, however, still be some more unsettled interludes at times, especially in the south and southwest. Later in April, the probability of more changeable and unsettled weather increases. Temperatures will probably be around or a little above normal for the period as a whole.