Willington (Durham) weather

Headline:

Unsettled with outbreaks of rain and strong coastal winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying cloudy, with the rain gradually easing and slowly clearing to the north overnight. Hill fog likely in places, with winds remaining strong along the coast. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy and breezy with some rain lingering, especially in the north. Further rain spreading in during the evening, possibly turning to snow over high ground. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Unsettled with rain or showers likely. There may be a drier interlude on Monday bringing overnight frost and fog. Turning colder Tuesday with rain or snow possible through the day.

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 expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to other areas at times.

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 an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the south west interacts with the cold air.