Stainforth (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain tonight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading east across much of the region, more frequent and heavier over higher ground. Windy. Conditions may turn drier in the east later in the night, perhaps with some clear spells. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Saturday:

Dry and gradually brightening in the east, with sunny spells developing during the afternoon, but often cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle in the west. Breezy. Locally warm. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Rather cloudy with showers on Sunday, locally heavy. Fewer showers on Monday, with more sunny spells. Dry with sunny spells on Tuesday, becoming warm. Occasionally breezy.

A broad northwest/southeast split in the weather looks most likely through much of this period. Towards the northwest, Atlantic frontal systems will bring occasional rain and cloudier skies at times, along with breezier conditions, though there should be some drier, brighter interludes too. Further south and east, high pressure will likely dominate with a fair amount of dry and sunny weather to be had. With this, there is a signal for increasing heat and humidity and the potential for another period of hot weather around the second weekend of July, and possibly lasting into the following week. Whilst a lot of dry weather is likely in the south, thunderstorms are possible at times, though widespread rainfall looks unlikely.

Changeable conditions with a predominantly northwest to southeast split in temperature and rainfall, and the potential for further occasional episodes of hot weather and thundery outbreaks, are considered likely to gradually give way to something more settled and dry overall through the second half of July. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the south or southeast.