South Wigston weather

Headline:

Heavy rain on Friday.

Today:

Increasingly cloudy and breezy after a dry and bright start, with rain spreading from the west, heavy at times. Becoming brighter in the west during the afternoon, perhaps sunny later, with a chance of heavy showers. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining breezy with variable amounts of cloud and a chance of rain or showers initially but generally improving through the night, with clear spells likely, particularly in the east. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

Saturday:

A bright and breezy start to Saturday though cloudy with perhaps rain over the Derbyshire hills. Cloud breaking up into heavy, locally thundery showers later, these moving slowly eastward. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Bright or sunny, largely dry on Sunday. Breezy overnight. Wind easing on Monday. Becoming warm and largely sunny Monday and Tuesday, though cloudier over hills.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

This period will tend to see a northwest to southeast split in the weather across the UK, with northwestern parts experiencing spells of rain, which could be heavy at times, as well as some periods of strong wind bringing a risk of coastal gales. By contrast, southern and southeastern parts of the UK should see much drier and warmer weather, which could be hot and rather humid at times, especially in the first half of the next week. Thunderstorms could develop as any hot, settled weather breaks down from the west. Beyond that, the forecast is more uncertain, but overall the northwest to southeast split will most probably continue. The south and southeast are likely to see some rain but it will be less frequent than in the northwest.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

As we move into early August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. As is often the case in summer, this could well mean plenty of fine, dry weather, interspersed with occasional rain or thundery outbreaks, leading to marked local variations in rainfall. Temperatures are likely to be above average, perhaps more especially in the south and west.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019