Basingstoke (Hampshire) weather

Headline:

Thursday daytime, mainly dry. Becoming wet into. Friday, stronger winds.

Today:

Some cloud and patchy rain affecting eastern parts at first. Otherwise, largely dry with some bright spells into the early afternoon. Cloud and outbreaks of rain then develop from the south through the later afternoon and evening. Still very mild. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some locally heavy, these perhaps becoming more focussed toward the north. A strengthening easterly breeze developing later in the night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Friday:

A wet day with further heavy and persistent rain, especially toward the north. Perhaps some heavy showers reaching coastal areas later. Strong winds likely. Temperatures still mild. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday, cloudy and weakening outbreaks of rain edging south. Brisk winds, feeling chillier. Gradually becoming drier and brighter Sunday. Monday, mostly dry and bright, Breezy and feeling chilly.

Colder conditions, already affecting the far north of the UK are likely to extend south to affect all pasts through the early part of the period. Initially we may see some less cold conditions with some cloud, rain and possibly hill snow affecting parts of the west. It is as this clears later Tuesday that the colder conditions will extend south, bringing some snow showers into northern parts, and the first frosts of the season for many parts of the south. Later in the period there is increasing uncertainty, but a trend towards more changeable conditions is possible, with some rain or showers in places, and perhaps some hill snow at times in the north. Temperatures overall likely to return to near-average.

Whilst the expected weather patterns during late November and into December are inevitably very uncertain, there is a signal for largely unsettled or at least changeable conditions across the UK, with the flow tending to come mainly from the Atlantic. This means spells of wind and rain are likely for most if not all parts, with a risk of some snow, mainly in the north over high ground. Some drier, brighter interludes are also likely, with an associated risk of frost and fog. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.