Windy Crag (Northumberland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy, patchy drizzle on Pennines, brighter eastwards. Breeze easing later.

Today:

Cloudy across the Pennines with some patchy drizzle at times. Brighter in the east with some sunny spells. Temperatures near or rather above normal with a noticeable southwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Pennines remaining cloudy with the chance of patchy, light drizzle and fresh winds. Elsewhere, mostly dry with clear spells and light winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Remaining cloudy but mostly dry in the west with sunny or clear spells in the east. Fresh winds across the Pennines and Cheviot Hills but a gentle breeze elsewhere. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining mostly dry with often large amounts of cloud. Brighter in east with sunny or clear spells. Temperatures near or rather above normal but fairly windy, especially Friday.

High pressure will lie close to the southeast of the UK initially, with generally settled conditions across many parts. Cloud amounts generally be large, and a little light drizzle is likely in places, which could locally become freezing by Sunday. A weakening frontal system looks like it will edge east across the UK during Sunday and Monday, before high pressure briefly builds back in from the west in its wake. Low pressure then seems likely to increasingly influence the UK weather later in the period, with some rain or showers and windier conditions affecting most if not all parts. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, especially in the north, though more frost and fog patches are likely under clearer skies and lighter winds.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.