Sedgefield (Durham) weather

Headline:

Unsettled and often wet. A drier end to the week.

Today:

After a dry and sunny start, scattered showers are expected to develop once again. While less frequent than in recent days, a few may still turn heavy at times. Winds will remain generally light throughout the period. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Some showers may persist along the Scottish border but for most, it'll be a fine and dry evening and night though fairly cloudy. Cloud becoming extensive later in the night. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Windy with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast in the morning. Rain clearing to sunny spells and heavy, blustery and likely thundery showers in the afternoon. Gales over hills. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Sunny spells and showers on Thursday, occasionally heavy. Drier, less windy on Friday, with bright or sunny intervals. A fine day on Saturday, with plenty of sunshine though breezy later.

Much of this period will be unsettled, with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern. This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect much of the UK at times. Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west and north. Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds, especially if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Later in the period, there may be some longer spells of drier weather that develop, with more in the way of sunshine due to higher pressure. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.

Low pressure is likely to dominate much of this period, bringing changeable weather conditions with showers or some longer spells of rain at times. There will likely be some drier, more settled interludes, particularly at the start of the period. Temperatures are likely to be close to average, perhaps turning warmer than average later in the period.