Kirk Fell (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start with rain clearing, leaving some brighter spells.

Today:

A largely cloudy and wet start for some, especially in the south and east with a band of rain clearing eastwards. Turning drier into the afternoon with some brighter spells developing. Breezy at times and feeling rather cool. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Drier this evening with a few showers lingering in the east. Some clear spells to start before showery rain arrives from the west later. A breezier but milder night. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

Showers or longer spells of rain through the day with occasional brighter intervals. Southerly winds increasing through the day, especially along the coasts with temperatures returning to around average. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Often changeable through the week with showers, merging to longer spells of rain and mixed with sunnier intervals in between. Warmer than of late and breezy at times.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

In the first part of this period, many areas of the UK are expected to see periods of rain or showers. Some of these showers will be heavy and thundery, with the greatest chance of thunderstorms in the southeast. Along with this will be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Overall, northwestern parts of the UK are likely to be driest and sunniest. Through the second week, temperatures will return closer to normal, perhaps dipping back below average, but it will also tend to turn gradually drier and more settled, with changeable conditions most likely to hang on longest in the south and southeast.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but 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 Sat 27 Apr 2024