Blencathra (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Further spells of wet and windy weather to come.

Today:

The morning will get off to a bright and breezy start. However, cloud will gradually thicken from the southwest with wet and increasingly windy weather arriving for the afternoon. Some heavy bursts of rain developing. A fairly mild day though. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

The evening will begin cloudy with blustery showers. The showers will ease overnight and some clear spells will develop, although the southwesterly wind will stay brisk and gusty. Staying frost-free. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Friday:

Friday will bring a mix of sunshine and scattered showers. The showers should begin to die out later in the day. Feeling cool due to the breezy conditions. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

After a mostly fine start, it will turn windy on Saturday. Rain arriving later. Sunday and Monday look rather cloudy with further patchy rain, although the wind will ease somewhat.

Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.