Butterknowle (Durham) weather

Headline:

Cold with partly cloudy skies, frost and freezing fog.

This Evening and Tonight:

There will be varying amounts of cloud, but some clear spells will occur leading to a frost in places. Patchy freezing fog may develop where skies are clear. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Sunday:

Cold and generally dry, with a chance of some sunny spells at times once any early patchy freezing fog slowly clears. Likely becoming increasingly cloudy through the day. Cold. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Chilly with variable cloud but some clear or sunny spells through this period. Risk of overnight frosts and some freezing fog patches. Some patchy light rain possible Monday and Tuesday.

A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by the weekend. A return to periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds looks likely for the rest of the month, with the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point before the month is out. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up near average or even a little above, though admittedly not feeling like it at times.

The start of February is likely to continue on an unsettled and relatively mild theme, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating in most parts with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-month, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost.