Rothbury (Northumberland) weather

Headline:

Rather cool and breezy. Sunshine and increasingly isolated showers Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain soon largely clearing southeast, although the Pennines may retain cloudier conditions and isolated wintry flurries. Colder and clearer elsewhere, with rural frost possible in shelter. Some more general showery rain may move through on the breeze towards dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Rather cool and breezy, although mainly dry with sunny spells developing widely. isolated showers will generally be fleeting and confined to coastal districts before easing with the wind later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday probably brightest with some sunshine, ahead of more generally cloudy conditions and some patchy rain arriving later in the period. Temperatures returning back to around average.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Apr 2024

This period will be dominated by high pressure to the northwest of the UK and lower pressure to the southeast over the near continent, and the extent to which of these systems dominates at any particular time. The wind will probably therefore predominantly come from a northerly or easterly direction, so temperatures at least in the east are likely to remain around or a little below average, with any warmer conditions generally further west - and with the sun quite strong, it could feel very warm at times. There should be a reasonable amount of dry weather around, especially in the north and west, but some rain or showers are likely at times, most-likely in the south and east, but amounts are expected to be modest.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Apr 2024

During the early part of May high pressure will probably remain close to the north or northwest UK, with the driest conditions here. Further south and east, especially at first, there is a greater chance of some showers at times. As we move further into May signals are finely balanced between drier than average and wetter than average conditions. As such fairly typical conditions are likely, with some good spells of dry weather just about anywhere, but also some more unsettled, showery interludes. Temperatures overall will probably be near normal, rising through the period, and could trend toward the warm side of average later, with warm days most likely in the west.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Apr 2024