Sacriston (Durham) weather

Headline:

Unsettled with rain for the morning.

Today:

A band of rain and low cloud moving through the area early morning, turning heavy at times. The rain easing as the morning goes on, to leave a mainly dry afternoon with a few brighter spells. Blustery winds expected. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Generally dry with variable cloud through the evening, and some clear skies overnight. Winds staying gusty, particularly downwind of any hills. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Thursday:

Outbreaks of rain and low cloud spreading in through the morning, heaviest and most frequent in the west. Strong winds developing, with gales possible over the Pennines. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled and cloudy with blustery showers and longer spells of rain possible through the period, becoming heavy at times. Turning colder on Sunday.

Into next week, a northwest-southeast split is most likely. The best of drier spells will be in the north and northwest where some fog and frost patches are possible, but there will be spells or rain or showers in south and eastern areas, near to an area of low pressure. It will also turn colder, as a northerly flow becomes established for a time. Later in the week, more widely drier and settled conditions could develop as high pressure becomes more influential, although probably still with some coastal showers. Temperatures should gradually return closer to average in this period. Later in the period there may be a return to a more changeable pattern but this is uncertain.

By the beginning of October, confidence is very low in the weather regimes most likely to affect the UK. On balance, there will likely be a transition from slow-moving weather patterns to a more changeable period at some stage although the timing on this is highly uncertain. High pressure probably close to the UK, which would offer some occasional periods of dry weather, will likely give way to a more unsettled period with some short lived dry interludes during this time. Temperatures will likely fluctuate either side of, but often close to, average.