Hackenthorpe (South Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start giving way to sunny spells. Windy.

Today:

Rather cloudy to start with outbreaks of light rain across western hills. Dry further east with some brightness. Into afternoon sunny spells likely developing widely, although cloud may linger in the west. Mild, but feeling cooler in strong gusty winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with evening sunny spells for many. Clear spells overnight, leading to a risk of ground frost and some fog patches. Wind easing. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Any early fog patches soon clearing. Dry, with sunny spells for most. Feeling warm with generally light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Perhaps rather cloudy Thursday with risk of patchy light rain, but otherwise dry with some sunny spells and light winds. Mild by day, but risk of overnight fog and frost.

Under the influence of high pressure it will be a settled start to this period, with most places predominantly dry, although the odd shower cannot be ruled out in the southeast, and some rain may threaten the extreme north or northwest. Temperatures will be close to or a little above average, although for parts of the south it will feel cooler than earlier in the week with a brisk easterly wind starting to develop. Overall though is spells of spring sunshine it should feel quite pleasant. How long the settled conditions last is less certain with some signals that showers / rain could return later in the period, most likely to the south.

Blocked, or slowly evolving, weather patterns are favoured for late March into early April, with high pressure probably building to the north or northeast of the UK. Whilst confidence is low in how this will influence the weather across the UK, this tends to lead to a more prolonged period of a certain weather type, be it settled or unsettled. In any case, a reduction in Atlantic-dominated weather patterns is likely, although some wet weather remains possible at times, perhaps more especially in the south and east whilst northwestern areas tend to be drier than average. Temperatures will probably be close to average for the period as a whole, but there is an increased chance of some colder conditions developing for a time with a risk of frost.