St Catherines Pt. (Isle of Wight) weather

Headline:

Fog and frost cleared by freshening wind, rain later.

Today:

Foggy and frosty start for most on Wednesday before freshening winds and increasing cloud cover through the morning allow fog and frost to slowly clear. A chance of rain into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with the odd outbreak at rain, before a band of rain moves east during the late evening with heavy outbreaks at times. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy and wet with strong winds for much of Thursday. Rain will be heavy at times before wind and rain easing during the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Drier but breezy on Friday. Saturday similar but probably clouding over with chance of evening rain arriving. Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain at times. Temperatures near normal.

Unsettled conditions are likely to continue at first, with low pressure probably centred somewhere to the southwest of the UK, whilst high pressure tries to nose in from the east across northern areas. This means a broadly easterly flow becoming established, whilst periods of rain or showers becoming increasingly confined to southern or southwestern parts. With time, high pressure is signalled to become rather more dominant with more in the way dry, settled weather anticipated. With this, temperatures will probably lower a little compared to recent weeks, closer to or perhaps a little below average for some. Overnight frost and fog or freezing fog could become more widespread, though any particularly cold conditions look unlikely at this stage.

High pressure is fairly likely to be close by to the UK at the start of this period, though its exact position is rather more uncertain. This means a continuation of predominantly settled and dry weather for many, albeit with the potential for overnight frost and fog. With colder air likely near to or over the UK, the chance of wintry hazards is higher than in previous weeks. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to become re-established, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.