Washington (Sunderland) weather

Headline:

Areas of heavy rain or showers, both often thundery.

Today:

Isolated showers initially, possibly thundery, and some early brightness. Then areas of rain spread north, these often very heavy and thundery, clearing late afternoon. Generally cloudy conditions follow, along with scattered showers, with perhaps some of these thundery. Feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy at first with scattered showers, these perhaps heavy and thundery, but gradually dying away overnight. Everywhere remains cloudy, with coastal mist and low cloud likely to develop. Muggy. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday:

Bright or sunny spells will develop, along with scattered showers which will be sometimes heavy and perhaps thundery through the afternoon. Feeling warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday areas of rain or showers, often heavy and thundery. Tuesday and Wednesday some dry and sunnier spells, with scattered still occasionally heavy showers. Temperatures will be closer to average.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. Wednesday will likely see a continuation of heavy, perhaps thundery showers, although the focus may be more across the north and east by this stage. Thereafter, a general westerly or north-westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to be close to or a little above average for most of the period. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through into the start of August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. However there are signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely as we progress further into the month. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing period, especially further south and east.