Jarrow (South Tyneside) weather

Headline:

Windy but dry to start, rain later.

Today:

A dry, bright start with blustery winds. Winds may ease for a time, though cloud increasing through the morning. Rain will arrive from the south during the afternoon, turning heavy at times. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Wet and windy through the evening as patchy, but sometimes heavy, rain moves east accompanied by blustery winds. Turning drier, with clear spells overnight but winds strengthening again. Cold. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Friday:

A cold start with strong winds, patchy cloud and some sunny intervals. Blustery showers at times, especially over the Pennines. Dry later as winds begin to ease. Patchy overnight fog. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A bright start Saturday, but windy. Turning cloudy with rain later. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Drier but cloudy Monday. Temperatures near normal.

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.