Blaydon (Gateshead) weather

Headline:

Bright morning, wet and windy later.

Today:

Early cloud and any lingering outbreaks of rain soon clearing to briefly give sunny spells this morning. Cloudier this afternoon with outbreaks of heavy, showery rain accompanied by strong and gusty winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud and heavy showers clearing this evening to leave a dry night with lengthy clear spells. Strong and gusty winds easing somewhat. Cold overnight, with some icy patches by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Friday:

A cold and sunny start to Friday, winds falling light. Clouding over during the afternoon, with further strong winds and rain arriving in the evening, this wintry on high ground. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very wet and windy Saturday, with gales likely. Some snow on high ground. Becoming dry later Sunday into Monday, but mostly cloudy and feeling colder. Winds slowly easing.

High pressure looks like largely dominating the UK's weather at first, bringing plenty of dry but rather cold weather, though a showery easterly or northeasterly flow may affect the south. Overnight frosts along with morning fog patches are probable for some regions. By the middle of next week, conditions may turn a little more unsettled for a while, with a chance of some rain moving southeast. Through to the end of this period, there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged drier, more settled weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Mainly unsettled conditions appear likely for most, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially towards the northwest. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground in the north. However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.