Blyth (Northumberland) weather

Headline:

Changeable conditions continue.

Today:

Cloudy, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, persistent at times with fog forming over the Pennines and perhaps briefly wintry across higher hills. Winds also strengthening, leading to a chilly feel. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Overcast with spells of rain and drizzle or hill snow throughout the night. Strengthening winds becoming strong along the coast with the risk of gales across the Pennines. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Tuesday:

Windy with some light rain and brief hill snow possible. Drier intervals expected, most likely in the east. Areas of rain and hill snow moving north through the evening. Cold. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloudy with spells of rain with drier spells most likely on Wednesday. Winds ease later Thursday but strengthening into Friday. Temperatures below average.

Frontal systems over the Atlantic, steered by a south-shifted jet stream, are likely to approach the UK at times, but tending to stall as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the north and northeast. This will result in further spells of rain at times, falling in areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, some snow will be possible in northern England and Scotland, mainly over higher ground, as they encounter colder air. A subtle shift southwards of these areas of low pressure is anticipated during the second week of February, which may allow a greater chance of colder air to spread across larger parts of the UK, including the south, bringing an increased risk of wintry hazards for a time.

Whilst confidence is lower through this period, a south-shifted jet stream is likely to persist for much of the time, steering areas of low pressure towards and south of the UK. This is likely to bring further spells of wet and windy weather, with rain most frequent in the south and west, and perhaps also eastern Scotland, with the driest conditions, relative to normal, in northwest Scotland. Some hill snow will be possible at times as the wet weather encounters colder air across northern parts of the UK. Temperatures for the period as a whole will likely be close to average for most parts, but perhaps a little below in the northeast.