Burnley (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy tonight with some patchy rain and drizzle.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying mostly cloudy tonight with occasional outbreaks of light and patchy rain, especially across the high ground of Cumbria and Lancashire. A mild night across the region under the blanket of cloud. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday:

Another rather cloudy day with further outbreaks of rain. Rain will be light at first, but may turn heavier across the north in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A drier start from next week with increasing amounts of sunny spells. Staying largely dry with warm sunshine and lighter winds.

High pressure will continue to prevail across England and Wales, likely extending its influence into the northern UK for a time. This will continue to bring dry and very warm weather across England and Wales, but there is an outside chance of the odd localised thunderstorms at times. High pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to most of Scotland and Northern Ireland too. Winds will be light to moderate for most. Temperatures will be widely very warm at first, although not as hot nor humid as seen in June. There are signals for the heatwave to ease back to more normal summer temperatures in the week commencing Monday 13 July.

High pressure is more likely than low pressure for the rest of July, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the start of August, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.