Shotton (Durham) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing tonight but returning later on Thursday

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy conditions with outbreaks of showery rain will clear towards midnight, leading to a chilly second half of the night with patchy frost and fog. Breezy but winds slowly easing. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Thursday:

Any early fog patches soon clearing to give plenty of sunshine during the morning. Cloud building from the west during the afternoon with rain and strong winds arriving by evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled throughout this period with bands of rain or showers moving across the region, some of which may be heavy at times. Windy throughout.

The changeable and at times unsettled weather is likely to continue through early November, with low pressure dominating the UK. This means further showers or longer spells of rain at times. All parts could see some heavy rain, but it is likely that western areas will be wettest. Strong winds are likely at times, with gales or severe gales a possibility, especially in the west. Equally there should also be some, at least brief, drier or clearer interludes, these more prevalent further east, but perhaps becoming a little more widespread and long-lasting by the end of the period. With winds predominantly blowing from a westerly or southwesterly quadrant, above average temperatures are most likely, with a reduced incidence of overnight frost and fog, compared to normal, especially at first.

A gradual transition from an unsettled westerly type to something less unsettled is anticipated through the middle part of the month. With time, greater incidences of high pressure look set to affect the UK, bringing more in the way of dry weather, but also increasing the chances of overnight fog and frost. Later in the month any low pressure systems will likely be steered to the northwest of the UK. As such the majority of any wet and windy weather is more likely to affect areas further to the north. Overall, temperatures look to pan out near to a little above average.