Southampton (Southampton) weather

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Becoming cloudy overnight with some patchy rain. Turning brighter Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry with good clear spells during the evening. Turning increasingly cloudy from the north overnight, with outbreaks of light rain in places by dawn. Low cloud, mist and hill fog forming. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

A rather cloudy start, with some outbreaks of patchy light rain, gradually clearing south during the morning. Becoming drier, with sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Breezy near coasts. Mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry with sunny spells and mainly light winds Friday and Saturday. Turning colder with showers or longer spells of rain on Sunday.

Frequent wintry showers are expected, mainly in the north and along eastern and western coasts where exposed to the strong north to northwesterly flow. Snow is likely to fall to low levels, especially in the north. Many inland areas may be largely dry with lengthy sunny spells, especially where sheltered from the flow. However, there is a risk of some more organised areas of rain and hill snow running east across more southern parts. The chance of any widespread or disruptive snowfall affecting more populated areas at this stage remains low though. Cold everywhere with overnight frost, and the strong winds will result in significant wind chill. There is a hint that it may become less cold later in the period, with more of a westerly flow becoming established.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely mainly unsettled and rather cold for the start of the period. There is a chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.