Rothbury (Northumberland) weather

Headline:

Generally cloudy, with patchy light rain later.

Today:

Largely cloudy but with the chance of some bright spells, especially for a time this afternoon to the east of the Pennines. Later cloud will thicken, bringing some patchy light rain, especially across western hills. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for many places, especially across the Pennines where some heavier bursts many occur and hill fog will develop. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with hill fog across the Pennines, and light rain gradually easing. Elsewhere early patchy light rain fades, leaving large amounts of cloud but with some bright spells developing. Breezy. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy and breezy for much of the period with spells of rain at times, mostly affecting western hills with drier conditions further east. Temperatures gradually creeping up, becoming rather warm.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales into next week, likely extending its influence into the northern UK with time. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for most. Scotland and Northern Ireland will probably see more cloud at first, with periods of rain at times. Through next week though the high pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will be light to moderate for most, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures becoming widely warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the southeast, although not as hot nor humid as seen in the past week.

From mid July, high pressure is more likely than low pressure, bringing a greater chance of settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the end of July, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.