North East England

Headline:

Saturday starting wet and windy, easing later to brighter spells.

This Evening and Tonight:

Fine during the evening with some clear spells. Turning cloudier and windy later in the night, with rain spreading in to affect all parts before dawn, with some of this heavy. Temperatures near average. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

Initially wet and windy, the rain persistent and heavy on hills. Eventually drier and brighter as rain edges southwards, easing along with winds. Isolated showers following, brightest in the east. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mainly fine Sunday, but turning more changeable into new week. Warm by day at first, ahead of some heavy rain Monday into Tuesday, giving way to cooler, brighter conditions.

Remaining changeable, with occasional rain or showers arriving from the North Atlantic, most frequent across northern and western parts of the UK, where some strong winds will also be possible at times. However, there will also be some reasonably dry and more settled periods interspersed, especially across southern areas. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall, but there is scope for some rather warm days at times, along with occasional relatively cool nights giving the occasional grass frost.

Most likely remaining changeable, with further spells of rain and showers arriving from the North Atlantic. Strong winds possible too at times, these most frequent across the north and west. Some short-lived settled spells are also possible, these most likely in the south. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall.