Crackley (Staffordshire) weather

Headline:

A day of sunshine and showers, heaviest in the south.

Today:

A cloudy start, with sunny spells developing through the morning. By the afternoon, scattered showers spreading across the southern counties, may be heavy at times and bring a risk of hail and occasional thunderstorms. Turning drier from the east later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Any lingering showers clearing through this evening, with clear spells soon replaced with a blanket of cloud thickening from the east. Dry and rather mild under cloudy skies overnight. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Saturday:

After a cloudy start, scattered showers soon develop across the region, heavy at times and bringing a more widespread risk of hail and thunderstorms. Feeling breezy in the showers. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A band of persistent rain, heavy at times, pushes north-eastwards through Sunday and Monday, marking a change to cooler and cloudier conditions by Tuesday, in a light northerly wind.

Some rain across southeastern parts, lighter and not as extensive as previous days and tending to ease away to the southeast by the end of Tuesday. Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing for most places, although with a band of cloud and some rain moving across the far north, particularly the northwest and a few showers moving into western parts further south. Temperatures likely a bit cooler than previous days. A transition to a generally more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain moving into many areas, but more especially in the south. Towards the end of the week, much cooler, showery conditions are expected for many parts with the north and west likely being a focus for these showers.

Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather. Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.