Rockingham Motor Speedway (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Turning increasingly cloudy from the west overnight. Breezy.

This Evening and Tonight:

Long clear periods before cloud spreads in from the west overnight, when some outbreaks of patchy light rain may arrive by dawn, but most places should remain dry. Becoming rather windy along the coast. A milder night. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Sunday:

A cloudier day with outbreaks of mainly light rain until a band of heavy rain moves east through the evening. Breezy inland, windy along the coast and over hills. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and scattered showers each day, with the showers heavy at times and perhaps thundery, especially Monday and Tuesday. Generally light winds and temperatures near average.

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.