Kettering (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Clear spells developing for most overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud and rain clearing into the evening to give plenty of clear spells overnight, becoming cloudy over the Derbyshire hills however with the risk of an isolated shower. Breezy at times, but winds falling mostly light towards dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

Becoming cloudy through the morning with showers, these will likely ease later in the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Clear periods overnight may allow for a patchy frost to develop. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Drier and sunnier with winds easing Sunday. Cloudier on Monday with showers spreading inland from coastal areas. Drier on Tuesday but mostly cloudy. Daytime temperatures around average but chilly overnight.

High pressure is likely to remain centred to the north or northwest of the UK for much of this period amid slowly evolving weather patterns. This means overall, a fair amount of dry weather is expected though there will likely be some exceptions. Firstly, Atlantic frontal zones may graze over the southwest near the start of this period, bringing some rain and breezy conditions. The latter part of April may also see cold air sweep south across much or all of the UK for a time, bringing potential for wintry showers in the north and east and more widespread overnight frost. Any cold spell looks fairly likely to be short-lived before somewhat milder conditions become re-established.

Slowly evolving weather patterns are likely to continue throughout the first half of May. Within this, high pressure is more likely than not to be located somewhere to the north or northwest of the country, and low pressure located closer to southern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas would likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers at times. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some chilly nights with late season frost, especially in the north.