Chester-le-Street weather

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Fine with hazy sunshine Saturday. Slightly cooler than Friday.

Today:

Mostly dry and bright with some spells of hazy sunshine. There is a small chance of an odd shower arriving across the Pennines this morning. Most places will have a slightly cooler day, compared to Friday, after a chilly start. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Staying dry with some patchy cloud, but also long clear periods, which combined with light winds will allow a slight frost to occur in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Dry, chilly but sunny start for many places. Then becoming breezy as cloud increases, bringing scattered showers through the afternoon, although some sunny intervals will still occur. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday breezy at first with scattered showers, then becoming mainly dry with lighter winds and sunny spells. Tuesday and Wednesday generally cloudy with patchy light rain. Temperatures near normal.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 23 Mar 2019

Through the latter part of next week, high pressure will continue to dominate bringing widely settled weather. This will bring plenty of dry conditions with bright or sunny spells and light winds for most. Any rain is likely to be confined to the far north and northwest. Temperatures should be pleasantly warm at times, particularly in the south. As we head through next weekend and into the following week, many areas are likely to turn more unsettled. Cloudier, wetter and breezier conditions across the northwest are likely to spread southeastwards into more central and western areas. Temperatures are likely to also trend closer to average, with some colder interludes possible. However, many southern and southeastern areas could well stay largely dry with warm sunny spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 23 Mar 2019

At the start of this period it looks most likely that we will see changeable conditions as spells of wet and windy weather spread southeastwards across the UK. The most unsettled conditions are likely to be in the northwest, with more settled weather across southeastern areas. Temperatures should be near average for most. Towards the middle of the month confidence is low; however there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled and drier weather. Some wetter interludes are still possible, particularly in the northwest. It could well turn warm at times, particularly in the south.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 23 Mar 2019