Longbenton weather

Headline:

Clouding over with showers. Turning fine later.

Today:

Cloudy for a time in the morning with showers. Cloud breaking with some bright or sunny spells, and further showers for the afternoon, these may turn heavy, with a risk of thunder. Much drier by evening. Rather breezy by afternoon. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A dry start to the night with some long clear spells and light winds. Cloud increasing around midnight with a few showers, these mainly across the Pennines and Cheviots. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday:

Wednesday bright with some sunshine, but showers will turn more widespread for a time, and quite heavy. Thickening cloud will bring rain later to all parts later, with freshening winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Overnight rain clearing then mostly fine on Thursday with some morning sunshine. Staying dry on Friday and Saturday with some sunny spells and feeling warme, with winds remaining light.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 20 Aug 2019

There is a lot of uncertainty at this stage for the weekend's weather, but we will probably see the unsettled weather continuing across the far north and northwest, where it will often be wet and windy with a risk of coastal gales. For the rest of the UK though it may well be a largely dry and bright weekend. Temperatures will generally be above average across the south, but remaining closer to normal in the north. During the remainder of the month high pressure should remain close by, bringing periods of settled weather and warmer conditions, especially across southern areas, although with a chance of some thundery showers moving up from the near continent. Northern parts of the UK may see further spells of wet and windy weather.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 20 Aug 2019

Confidence remains rather low during this period. However, there are signs that high pressure will dominate the weather across much of the UK. Southern areas are most likely to see the driest and sunniest weather at first, perhaps with some lingering wet and potentially windy conditions affecting the north. However, longer spells of dry and sunny weather may occasionally develop across all parts. Temperatures are generally likely to be warmer than average, although there is little indication of anything exceptional at this time.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 20 Aug 2019