Sedgefield Racecourse (Durham) weather

Headline:

Cloudy for most, with light winds.

Today:

Cloudy, but mostly dry. Although the odd spot of drizzle remains possible near coasts at first and across hills throughout, where cloud will be low enough to bring periods of hill fog. Some limited brighter spells developing later. Light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Variable cloud and clear spells. Low cloud will lead to hill fog in places, while clear spells could allow for patches of fog to develop at lower levels by dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Little change expected, with many parts cloudy but also a few brighter, perhaps briefly sunny intervals. Hill fog is likely, with drizzle also possible, mainly coasts and hills. Light winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rather cloudy Friday and Saturday, with further hill fog, some limited drizzle, and isolated brighter intervals. Perhaps a few showers near coasts Friday. Winds strengthening Sunday with rain spreading east.

A transition to more unsettled conditions than of late is expected at the start of this period, as low pressure from the Atlantic moves gradually eastwards across the UK. This will bring an increasing chance of rain or showers fairly widely, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times. It is likely to remain fairly changeable as further pulses of rain or showers affect parts of the UK through much of this period, but interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes. Towards the following weekend, and final week of October, high pressure may build to the west of the UK, and with low pressure to the east this may lead to a cooler and slightly drier northwesterly flow with a few showers.

It is likely to be changeable at first, with a showery northwesterly regime most favoured across the UK. Into November, an unsettled pattern is anticipated, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track across the UK. These may be shifted farther south than normal, bringing showers or longer spells of rain fairly widely, perhaps also accompanied by some strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.