Gateshead (Gateshead) weather

Headline:

Early rain clearing, becoming drier and brighter. Less windy.

Today:

Early cloud and rain clearing east through the morning, with drier and brighter conditions following. Perhaps a few showers reaching the Pennines into the evening. Winds noticeably lighter than recent days, with temperatures around normal. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers easing this evening to leave a mostly dry night, with clear spells for many. Turning locally chilly in some sheltered rural spots, with a touch of frost. Breezy. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

After a bright and chilly start, increasing cloud will bring outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, across western hills during the day. Drier and brighter in sheltered eastern parts. Becoming windy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Further spells of wet and often windy weather are expected through the period. Heaviest rain falling on west-facing hills, with coastal and upland gales at times. Temperatures remain above average.

Unsettled at first with spells of rain affecting the UK at times. Some heavy rain is possible anywhere, but it is likely to be heaviest and most persistent in the west and northwest, with sheltered parts of the east and southeast typically drier. Any snow will probably be confined to high ground in the north. Strong winds are possible at times with a risk of gales, especially along coasts and over higher ground. Temperatures are likely to be above normal overall. Later in the period, conditions may start to become a little more settled, with rainfall amounts decreasing and drier weather becoming more prevalent, especially in the south. This may mean an increasing amount of overnight fog and frost.

High pressure will probably become more influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing incidence of dry weather compared to the winter so far, especially in the south. Spells of rain and strong winds remain possible, there most likely in the north. Snow will probably be confined to higher ground in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal.