Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) weather

Headline:

Easterly winds this week, cloudy with the odd shower

Today:

Cloudy periods with showers during the morning. Sunny spells developing in places during the afternoon but further showers are likely. A windy day, especially along the coast. Temperatures around average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Variable amounts of cloud overnight with some clear spells, especially inland. Further showers are likely, though these may become largely confined to the coast after midnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloud increasing through the morning with further, mainly light, showers. Some brighter spells may develop through the afternoon with showers becoming isolated. Breezy, especially near the coast. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

High pressure continues to dominate in the coming days, bringing largely cloudy conditions with isolated showers, and an easterly breeze. Temperatures remain around normal for the time of year.

High pressure is likely to dominate conditions across much of the UK initially, with large amounts of cloud at times but any amounts of rain or drizzle tending to be small. Quite breezy in the south, but a greater chance of some fog patches in northern areas where winds will be lighter. As the high pressure begins to migrate away to the east, frontal systems may attempt to bring some occasional rain to parts of the southwest and/or northwest at times, though exactly how much progress into the UK this makes is uncertain. In any case, rainfall is likely to be below average in many areas for this period as a whole, with temperatures initially a little below average before returning to near or slightly above average.

During the second half of November, there is an increasing chance of changeable or more unsettled conditions developing, with spells of rain and the potential for strong winds at times. The extent and location of the wettest and windiest weather is very uncertain at this range, with northern and western areas generally most favoured, but there is a chance the wettest conditions could become more focussed across southern parts for a time. Towards the end of November, whilst confidence is very low in the overall weather patterns, there may be a tendency for the tracks of Atlantic lows to shift farther south. Temperatures are likely to be near or above average for much of the period, although colder interludes remain possible, perhaps more especially later in the period.