Washington weather

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Wet, and windy overnight. Turning drier Monday morning, with sunshine.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain will spread east overnight, likely turning heavy and persistent across the Pennines and Cheviots. Some strong gusty winds also developing. The best of the drier intervals will be across the south and east. Feeling mild and humid. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Monday:

Overnight rain will soon ease through the morning, clearing north. Long spells of sunshine are then expected, leading to a warm feel. Blustery winds gradually easing through the day. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Hot and sunny Tuesday. Muggy overnight, with thunderstorms possible. Hot, humid with sunny spells Wednesday. Cloudier Thursday but staying very warm, before thundery rain, and fresher conditions spread east later.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Jul 2019

Overnight rain and thunderstorms will clear eastwards on Friday, to sunny spells and occasional showers. The showers will mainly be in the west, with a low risk of thunderstorms, and they will introduce fresher conditions. It will be breezy in the north, with further cloud and rain from the southwest later. Into the weekend, confidence falls low, but fresher conditions will be the most probable. A northwest to southeast split will be the most likely scenario. The northwest is likely to see further spells of rain and strong winds at times, with temperatures near or a little below average. The south and southeast are likely to see drier weather, and here it could still be warm into the start of August.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Jul 2019

As we move into early 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 rise to 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, perhaps mostly in western and southern areas. However, confidence falls as we head through August.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Jul 2019