Tynemouth - Long Sands North (Beach) weather

Headline:

Mainly bright and blustery Saturday daytime. Wet and windy later.

Today:

Heavy rain soon clearing eastwards. Sunny spells should follow, but also scattered blustery showers, some heavy with a chance of thunder and with some snow on hills. Clouding over late on with gales, further rain and some hill snow. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Wet and very windy overnight, with what should be mainly rain at low levels making erratic progress northwards, with increasing amounts of snow on hills. Cold, with icy patches possible. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Sunday:

Wet and windy with spells of rain and hill snow, making very gradual and erratic progress northwards with time, perhaps eventually giving some late sunny spells as winds ease. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Rather cold throughout and often windy, with sunny spells and blustery showers, these showers wintry on hills. Uncertainty increases significantly by midweek, but more prolonged rain and hill snow possible.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Feb 2020

Remaining unsettled through the end of next week with further spells of strong winds and rain, interspersed by sunnier, showery interludes. Snow is likely in the north, mainly over higher ground, though there is a chance of seeing snow to lower levels at times. There may be occasional spells of more prolonged, heavier rainfall and hill snow, particularly in central and southern areas. Continuing into the following week, further bouts of wet and windy weather are likely, especially in the north although more settled conditions may start to develop from the south towards the end of the period. It will be predominantly rather cold with overnight frosts likely during any calmer interludes and only occasional milder days, these being more likely later in the period.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Feb 2020

A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first in the north, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter, showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest with more settled, drier conditions in southern and eastern parts. By the middle of March, conditions are likely to turn more widely settled, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet and windy weather will likely be in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with overnight frost and fog giving way to mild days.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Feb 2020