Cragside (Northumberland) weather

Headline:

More unsettled than of late, with temperatures near normal.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rather cloudy to start with, the cloud soon thickening from the west to bring a few outbreaks of mostly light rain through the early hours. The rain may be a little heavier across the Cheviots. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Tuesday:

Generally cloudy with a few outbreaks of rain in the morning, followed by slow-moving showers that may become locally heavy later in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Fairly cloudy with showers on Wednesday, some brief sunny spells. A wet and windy start on Thursday, drier and brighter later. Dry with sunny spells on Friday, though breezy.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales over the weekend, bringing dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for most. Scotland and Northern Ireland will probably see more cloud this weekend, with periods of rain mainly affecting western Scotland at times. Into the following working week, high pressure remains slow moving over England and Wales, perhaps extending northwards to bring 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 will rise through the period, perhaps becoming very warm or hot in places.

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 with stronger winds, this most likely further north if this occurs. As is typical for the time of year, there remains a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. Towards the end of July there is a slight preference for a continuation of high pressure to dominate, however 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.