Hitchin (Hertfordshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start. Sunny afternoon with isolated showers. Rather warm.

Today:

A cloudy start with areas of slow clearing mist or fog. Sunny spells developing by late morning but with some showers developing as temperatures rise. Showers clearing westward through the afternoon. Feeling warm or rather warm, cooler towards coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

A fine start to the evening. Low cloud is expected to spread inland overnight, becoming widely murky with some patchy light rain or drizzle possible. Clearer by dawn. Light winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Thursday:

Areas of mist, fog and low cloud will soon clear. Otherwise, a rather warm and sunny day. Coastal fog and low cloud spreading inland Thursday evening. Showery rain arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled Friday with spells of heavy rain and potentially thundery showers. Rain easing and clearing northwards overnight. Drier and brighter Saturday. Variable cloud Sunday with some afternoon showers. Gentle winds.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 1 May 2024

An uncertain period through the bank holiday weekend with the most likely result a warm but cloudy day Sunday with a few light showers, then increasingly cloudy with rain spreading from the west, though weakening as it does so, however there remains a broad spread of solutions with the threat of showery spells a common feature. Into the new week all areas are likely to see a mixture of showery periods or spells of rain, though generally drier conditions expected to develop through the following week away from the northeast as high pressure develops to the west. Sunniest conditions across the south, cloudiest in the north and east. Temperatures mostly a little above normal for early May.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 30 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the far north but trending to slightly more unsettled further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern/central areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, slightly cooler around mid-month but recovering soon after, though it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 30 Apr 2024