Middle Tongue (North Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloud and occasional rain slow to clear. Brighter spells follow.

Today:

Rather cloudy and dull morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle slow to ease away. Some brighter intervals developing during the afternoon, with some late sunny spells likely. Temperatures near normal for early September, but rather breezy. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud thickening from the north and west, with rain becoming persistent and heavy at times across the Pennines. Eastern parts mainly dry, but some brief rain possible. Turning rather windy. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Tuesday:

Band of rain, perhaps briefly heavy, clearing south during the morning. Sunny spells following, and just the odd shower. Feeling much fresher, but rather cool in the brisk breeze. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cool Wednesday and Thursday with sunny spells, showers and a brisk northwesterly breeze. Cold overnight, with rural frost possible, mainly Friday morning. Cloud and rain spreading east later Friday.

It will likely be quite cloudy with outbreaks of rain and potentially strong winds across northwestern areas on Saturday, while somewhat drier and brighter in more southern and eastern parts. By Sunday this wetter zone of weather is likely to sink further south into more central parts, with showers following into the northwest. Confidence is low for early next week, but the chance of some rain or showers in places, more especially in the west and northwest, before a trend towards higher pressure building in the vicinity of the UK from midweek onwards, leading to a more blocked pattern thereafter. After a chilly start to the weekend, temperatures will return to near-normal for mid-September, possibly above-average in places from later next week.

The focus for wetter weather overall is more likely to return to north and especially northwestern areas, whilst southern and eastern areas have a greater chance of being drier relative to earlier in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, though with greater potential for brief spells of warm weather in the south.