North East England

Headline:

Cloudy, with rain and wind easing later.

Today:

Cloudy and windy, with outbreaks of rain affecting the region for much of the day before clearing in the northwest during the early evening. Winds will gradually ease later in the day. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

The cloud and rain will slowly move southeastwards overnight becoming heavy at times. With clear skies developing behind and across the region by dawn, allowing temperatures to readily fall. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Friday:

A cool start to the morning under clear skies. Becoming cloudy with the chance of some showers developing during the afternoon, mainly over high ground and along the coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cooler through this period, with sunny spells and showers. Showers most frequent near the coast, though occasionally spreading inland. Winds mostly light, but breezy at times near coasts.

There are growing signs that high pressure, which is likely to still extend across the country at the start of this period, will reduce in its influence through next week. This will allow a more unsettled regime to develop as spells of wet and windy weather arrive from the Atlantic followed by drier though still showery interludes. While there is still a chance that high pressure will build near the UK again during late October, it is more likely that a changeable regime will continue once established. This would see temperature varying around average with some milder spells, especially in the south.

High pressure will probably be dominant at first with many areas fine and dry. A transition to more changeable or unsettled weather patterns is expected during the first part of November with showers or longer spells of rain becoming more likely. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above normal for the period as a whole.