Newton Aycliffe (Durham) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy, perhaps brighter later.

Today:

Largely cloudy but dry. Hill fog over western high ground clearing through the morning. Cloud gradually lifting and breaking with a chance of some sunny intervals though the afternoon. Winds will remain light. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Partly cloudy to start the evening with a few clear spells. Cloud gradually thickening overnight, with any clear spells becoming limited, but it should remain dry. Light winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

A mostly cloudy start Saturday, with limited bright or sunny intervals. Becoming brighter through the afternoon as clouds lift. Dry throughout, gradually turning breezier. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Windy Sunday, with rain moving slowly eastward, occasionally heavy. Fog overnight before becoming cloudy with rain and heavy showers Monday. Brighter Tuesday with occasional showers. Temperatures around average.

The unsettled weather looks to continue, with areas of low pressure running in from the west or southwest. This means further spells of rain or showers, possibly accompanied by strong winds at times, with one particular watch point for this in the first couple of days of this period. That said, some drier interludes are still probable, though the duration of these much shorter than the predominantly dry spell at present. Temperatures probably near normal overall, but day-to-day values high dependent on the track of any lows. Later in the period, there may be a transition to a slightly cooler and more showery northwesterly regime, as high pressure builds over the Atlantic and low pressure becomes centred to the east of the UK.

A showery northwesterly regime should give way to a generally changeable and at times unsettled period as we move into early November, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track towards the UK. Given this setup, the wettest conditions are most likely in the west, and strong winds could feature at times too. There are just hints that a drier interlude may unfurl across more southern areas towards mid-month, which could increase the incidence of overnight fog.