St James' Park (Newcastle upon Tyne) weather

Headline:

A chilly night. Storm Benjamin bringing strong winds on Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Long clear spells at first, leading to a chilly night with a risk of ground frost, especially in the north. However, cloud will thicken with strengthening winds as Storm Benjamin approaches. Rain perhaps arriving by dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy with rain at first, heaviest in the southeast. Turning drier from the west later. Windy, especially in the south with a risk of coastal gales. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Occasional rain on Friday. Perhaps sunnier Saturday, especially inland. Rain at times on Sunday. Strong winds and coastal gales at times. Temperatures below average.

A changeable start to the period with bands of rain from the Atlantic moving across the country. at times. The wettest and windiest conditions are likely to be across the northwest with some decent drier interludes across the south and east. Around the turn of the month or into early November, wetter and windier conditions across the north and west are likely to extend more widely across the country. It is somewhat uncertain when this will occur with high pressure attempting to maintain some influence across the southeast maintaining more settled conditions here. Temperatures will be a little below average at the start of the period, likely trending upwards with potential for a mild spell around the turn of the month.

Unsettled conditions are most likely during early November with showers or longer spells of rain across all areas at times along with spells of strong winds. Temperatures through this period are overall likely to be around or above average with any colder spells short-lived between weather systems. Into mid-November, while there is an increased chance of more settled spells, the likelihood of whether settled or unsettled conditions are more prevalent are reasonably balanced.