Colne (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Largely dry to end the week.

Today:

Largely dry across the region today with some early mist patches. Sunny spells at first, but clouding over a little during the afternoon, with a small chance of a few showers. Less windy than Saturday. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers easing to leave a dry night. Cloud will break up to give some clear spells. Turning chilly where skies clear. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday:

Dry at first on Monday with some sunshine. Turning cloudier during the afternoon and breezier as a spell of rain arrives later in the day. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Spells of rain possible at times over the next few days, but some drier, brighter and warmers intervals in between. Breezy at times and temperatures around the seasonal average.

The first few days of this period are likely to see something of a northwest-southeast split in the weather across the UK. Areas towards the north and west are most likely to often be cloudier, with spells of rain, some of which could be heavy and accompanied by breezy conditions. Further southeast, a greater chance of drier conditions, although given the potential for high temperatures and high humidity, there is the possibility of some thunderstorms breaking out as well. Towards late June, there is a signal for more widely settled conditions to develop with high pressure more likely to dominate, with temperatures probably remaining above average for most.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing largely settled and dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with the potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Further into July, the influence of high pressure may weaken or shift more to the north or west of the UK, bringing an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south. Temperatures will probably ease back closer to normal too, although some warm and humid spells remain possible at times.