Stoke-on-Trent (Stoke-on-Trent) weather

Headline:

Some sunshine this morning, though turning cloudier this afternoon. Colder.

Today:

A fine start to the day with some lengthy sunny periods. Clouding over from the north during this afternoon but staying largely dry, bar the odd rogue shower. Breezier than yesterday and feeling colder. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry at first this evening but an increasing chance of showers overnight, these wintry over the hills. Cold with a risk of frost and icy stretches forming by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

A changeable day with periods of sunshine alternating with cloudier spells. Showers are likely, these perhaps locally heavy and wintry, especially over the hills. Breezy at times and feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Staying on the cold side through this period with overnight frosts. A mixture of sunny spells, cloudier periods and occasional showers, wintry on hills, though these easing by the weekend.

The weekend will continue on a cool theme, but with the high pressure to the north becoming more dominant it should lead to a reduction in shower activity seen on previous days. So there should be a good deal of dry weather with plenty of sunshine by day, but still some noticeably chilly nights with frost fairly widespread. The odd fog patch is possible in the north, and a brisk breeze across the south will make it feel notably chilly here on Saturday. Next week is likely to see a gradual transition to less settled conditions as the high likely withdraws to the east. So rain or showers at times, mostly focussed across the south, the north perhaps staying largely dry and it is also likely to become much milder.

Confidence is low, but through the remainder of March changeable weather patterns are most likely. This means periods of unsettled, wet and windy weather interspersed with some drier and brighter spells. Into early April, there may be a transition to more-frequent drier and more settled spells. Temperatures will probably be above average overall.