Tollesbury (Essex) weather

Headline:

Saturday chilly and breezy. Showers, occasional bright spells.

Today:

Generally sunny and locally frosty start, before a band of cloud and showers moves southeastwards late morning, clearing early afternoon. Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers follow, these sometimes heavy with a chance of hail. Chilly with brisk winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Any remaining showers will soon die away to leave a dry and largely clear night. Temperatures will quickly fall as the wind eases, with a widespread slight frost developing. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Some early bright spells, then becoming cloudy with spells of rain arriving. Through the afternoon the rain becomes more persistent and locally heavy, clearing southeastwards through the evening. Becoming windy. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Breezy Monday, with bright spells and perhaps isolated light showers, with temperatures near average. Cloudier Tuesday and Wednesday, with light winds, mostly dry and also milder.

A broad northwest to southeast split is expected across the UK during this period. The northwest is likely to be more unsettled with low pressure systems moving in at times, bringing showers or longer spells of rain. Strong winds are also possible, particularly along coasts. In the southeast, high pressure will have greater influence, with more settled, drier weather as a result. Temperatures overall are likely to be near to or slightly above normal.

High pressure may be dominant early in this period, which would bring plenty of dry and settled weather across the UK, especially in the south. Any low pressure systems bringing wetter, windier weather are most likely to affect the north. Into late April, low pressure patterns may become more prevalent, with more unsettled, changeable conditions developing more widely. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly above normal.