Butterknowle weather

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Becoming increasingly warm and muggy, with thundery showers at times.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry and largely clear initially but low cloud over western hills may encroach eastern parts later in the night. Remaining largely cloudy over the hills, with a few outbreaks of drizzle. A mild night. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Tuesday:

Any early morning cloud will rapidly clear, leading to a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Feeling very warm in the light winds but muggy overnight, with thundery outbreaks possible. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Thundery showers clearing northeastwards early Wednesday, then largely sunny but very warm, humid. Remaining very warm and humid on Thursday, some thunderstorms locally later. Fresher with further showers on Friday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 Jul 2019

Low confidence in the forecast for the weekend, with uncertainty in regard to the track and development of an area of low pressure southwest of the UK. This may bring a spell of wet and windy weather northeastwards across the UK during Saturday and Sunday. However, it should stay largely dry in the east and southeast. It will remain very warm in the southeast, with some localised heavy rain or thunderstorms possible. Into next week and we are likely to see a northwest/southeast split in the weather across the UK, with further showers or longer spells of rain affecting northwestern parts, with a better chance of drier and warmer weather in the south and east. Temperatures will generally be above the average for the time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 Jul 2019

As we move further into August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. It is most likely that low pressure to the north and northwest of the UK will give further showers or longer spells of rain in the northwest, with the better chance of drier weather in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be above average, especially in western and southern areas. However, confidence falls as we head into late August.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 Jul 2019