North East England

Headline:

Cloudy with rain at times. Breezy and mild.

Today:

Cloudy and breezy to start with light rain arriving across the region through the early morning. The rain turns patchy by the early afternoon and remaining cloudy for most. Freshening winds. Turning mild for the time of year. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining mostly cloudy with patchy light rain. The odd clear spell overnight but a further band of rain, locally heavy, across the area by dawn. Mild. Strong, gusty winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Tuesday:

A band of rain, locally heavy, clears shortly after dawn. Cloud breaks with isolated heavy showers developing later. Remaining windy with coastal and hill gales developing. A further mild day. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Generally dry and partly cloudy on Wednesday but remaining windy. Cloudy, wet and windy through Thursday. Drier and brighter on Friday, winds easing. Mild through much of the period.

High pressure is expected to lie close to or across the UK through much of this period. This will mean largely fine and dry weather for many, perhaps with some overnight mist and fog patches. Weak frontal systems could bring some rain at times and if this happens it is most likely in the far south or perhaps far north of the UK. Winds are expected to be mostly light. Temperatures will likely be around normal for the time of year, with frosty mornings in the usual prone areas.

High pressure brings settled weather at first, but there are signs for a gradual shift away from high pressure and towards a more changeable pattern, with areas of low pressure moving towards the northwestern UK from the North Atlantic. Showers or longer spells of rain are likely, with the wettest and windiest weather typically in the west and northwest, and drier conditions favoured in southern and eastern parts. A trend to more widely unsettled conditions is possible into November. Whilst some occasional colder interludes will be possible at times, temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal for the period as a whole.