Hetton weather

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Occasionally heavy rain Friday.

Today:

Increasingly cloudy and breezy after a dry and sunny 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 21 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining breezy with variable amounts of cloud and a chance of rain or shower initially but generally improving through the night, with clear spells likely, particularly in the east. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Saturday:

Rain moving in during the morning, breaking up into heavy, locally thundery showers. Showers moving slowly eastward with wind easing, though perhaps persisting in the east. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Bright or sunny, largely dry on Sunday. Breezy overnight, with rain on hills. 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 early to mid next week. Potential for thunderstorms to develop as any hot, settled weather breaks down from the west. Beyond that, the signals become more mixed although overall the northwest to southeast split will most probably continue. The south and southeast is 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