Tow Law (Durham) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Remaining cloudy overnight with spells of rain, falling as sleet or snow over higher ground. Feeling cold in the brisk easterly winds, with patchy frost expected, particularly in the west. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Wednesday:

Overcast with patchy light rain or drizzle possible, turning wintry over the hills. Dry overnight with a few cloud breaks giving a risk of frost, particularly in western areas. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Mostly dry with plenty of cloud, feeling cold in brisk easterly to south-easterly winds. Frosts likely overnight in any cloud breaks. A few showers possible on Friday and Saturday.

South or southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK (apart from the far SW which may already be milder by this point). If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.