Snowhope Hill (Durham) weather

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Largely cloudy with spells of rain this week.

Today:

Any early rain soon clearing to give a breezy but drier and brighter interlude through the morning, before winds strengthen and further outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, move northwards in the afternoon. Temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy through the evening and overnight, with extensive hill fog. Further outbreaks of rain moving northwards, which may be persistent and rather heavy at times. Winds gradually easing inland. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Thursday:

Another windy and cloudy day, with hill fog. Outbreaks of rain, heavy and persistent at times, will continue to move northward. Temperatures near normal, staying largely frost free overnight. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Windy to start, especially over hills, with a mixture of variable cloud and outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Wind and rain easing later. Temperatures gradually trending down.

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are likely at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west, with the best of any drier interludes in the far north and northeast. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, it is likely to turn somewhat colder through this period, bringing the risk of some snow showers, most likely across hills in Scotland and northern England.

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring associated wintry hazards where any precipitation attempts to spread in, especially on hills.