Walker (Newcastle upon Tyne) weather

Headline:

Evening sunshine with temperatures rising next week.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry and bright evening to come with plenty of late sunshine. Cloud thickening overnight with the chance of some showery rain, mainly across Northumberland and the Pennines. Warmer than recent nights. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Rather cloudy start to Sunday with outbreaks of rain possible. These most likely at first, and again into the evening. Cooler than Saturday, but still warm in any brightness. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Settled and generally dry, with some cloud and plenty of lengthy sunshine. Turning very warm but also rather breezy at times in coastal areas and over higher ground.

Something of a north to south split to start the period. Some rain or showers are likely in the north whilst it will be predominantly dry, sunny and hot in the south. The heat in the south will likely ease into next weekend but probably remain a little above average. Further into August high pressure will likely become more widely dominant leading to settled conditions for most. There are signs that low pressure systems or thundery interludes will interrupt this at times, but rainfall amounts will probably be variable, with some areas continuing to see relatively little. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, with a chance of a return of the hot conditions seen earlier in the period.

The broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK seems most probable, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes. These interludes will either be the result of Atlantic frontal systems moving east or thundery plumes possibly drifting north from the continent. The broadly settled conditions mean that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.