North Tawton (Devon) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with heavy rain arriving today.

Today:

A grey and cloudy start. Patchy drizzle is possible for a while, but heavier rain will push across the region from the west from around late morning. Some thundery downpours are possible at times. Brightening up in the west later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Turning drier this evening as rain clears to the east, followed by some clear spells and a few showers overnight. Mist and fog possible in sheltered spots. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Any mist patches will clear to leave a fairly bright start. Skies will cloud over during the morning and scattered showers will develop which could be heavy at times. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A mix of sunshine and scattered heavy showers likely continuing, with some thundery downpours at times. A risk of some wet and windy weather mid-week. Turning colder from Thursday.

The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure. There remains a threat of ex-Hurricane Kirk bringing very wet and windy conditions to some parts of the UK, especially the south, although the centre of this system looks most likely to track across northern France. Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to turn colder with showers from Wednesday, the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) then gradually working its way south by the end of the week. Perhaps turning a little more settled for some areas as we head into next weekend, although detail by this stage is very low confidence.

A continuation of low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic is the most likely scenario for the rest of October. This means wet and windy weather at times, especially across England and Wales, but with a suggestion that Scotland and Northern Ireland may be more likely to see longer breaks in the weather, and more in the way of drier spells. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards for a time. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest.