Alston (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Dry tonight with a touch of frost. Cloudier on Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud thickens through this evening in the east, but remaining dry and fine overnight with light winds. Still rather chilly, especially in rural spots, though not as widely frosty as previous nights. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Friday:

Patchy early morning frost clears, bringing another settled day with sunny intervals. Breezy at times, with cloud thickening through the afternoon and feeling cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mostly cloudy this weekend and into next week with showers, these wintry at times. Occasional brighter spells developing, mainly on Sunday. Feeling cold, with generally lighter winds than Friday.

High pressure is expected to be slow moving and centred to the northeast of the UK over Scandinavia during this period. As a result, east or southeasterly winds will dominate, these bringing cold conditions across the UK from mainland Europe. Some light rain and hill snow is likely at first, particularly across the south of the UK. Dry conditions will probably become more prevalent later in this period with some spells of sunshine or clear skies. However, there is a continued risk of some wintry precipitation at times, particularly along southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures are expected to be below normal during the day with some overnight frost. Brisk winds will exacerbate the cold feel, particularly in the south of the UK.

Weather patterns in the UK are most likely to be slowly evolving. It is most likely that high pressure to the east or northeast of the UK will dominate at first in some form or another, but with time this may decline, allowing an erratic transition to rather more unsettled and less cold conditions. During this transition there is the possibility of periods or rain or snow, at least for a time, but confidence in these details is currently very low.