Durham weather

Headline:

Rain Wednesday evening, sunny spells and showers on Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy this evening with outbreaks of rain, heavy in places. The rain will gradually die out during the early hours of the morning, becoming dry and clear by dawn. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday:

Sunny spells, dry at first but with isolated showers developing during the course of the day. Any showers dying out by evening, then dry with clear spells overnight. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy Friday with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Warm sunny spells and showers on Saturday, some heavy with a risk of thunderstorms. Mostly dry Sunday, perhaps some rain later.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 17 Jul 2019

This period will likely 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, the southern and southeastern parts of the UK should see much drier and warmer weather, which could become hot and rather humid at times, especially early to mid next week. The south and southeast will not be without rain but it will be less frequent than in the northwest. The weather signals become more mixed as we head towards the end of July, but the northwest to southeast split in the weather will most probably continue through this period.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 17 Jul 2019

As we move 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 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: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 17 Jul 2019