Gainford (Durham) weather

Headline:

A cloudy night ahead with outbreaks of showery rain.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy night ahead with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at first, becoming lighter and patchy towards the early morning. Gentle winds and feeling cooler than of late. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times through the morning, especially towards the coast with a risk of thunder. Drier and brighter spells developing from the west through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Thursday mostly dry with sunny spells and light showers in the north during the afternoon. Breezy with hazy sunshine on Friday. Turning unsettled Saturday with cloud, wind, and occasional rain.

Cloud and rain associated with an Atlantic frontal system and area of low pressure is likely to sweep south and east, with rain always most persistent on western hills, especially western Scotland where large rainfall totals may have built up by this time. Eastern areas in shelter could see warm and humid brighter breaks, but with a risk of thundery showers, which could be slow moving at first. Likely turning cooler and more showery into next week, followed by a changeable pattern with further areas of cloud and rain and brighter, more settled spells in-between. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with an increasing chance of warmth in the south as the period progresses.

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.