Meir (Stoke-on-Trent) weather

Headline:

Heavy rain clears north, replaced by showers through this afternoon.

Today:

Cloudy with heavy rain clearing north, although further showers soon developing in the south and becoming widespread and heavy into this afternoon. Light winds, leading to prolonged downpours in places with a risk of localised flooding. Feeling warm. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy showers stubbornly clear eastwards, though a few lighter showers linger overnight. Generally turning drier however, with occasional breaks in the cloud and patchy mist and fog developing by dawn. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Thursday:

Once any early morning fog clears, a settled day for most. Occasional light showers lingering in the west, but light winds and warm sunny spells developing in the east. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Windy on Friday with further scattered showers, ahead of another band of heavy rain clearing east through Saturday morning. Drier interludes on Saturday, before turning wet again on Sunday.

There is potential for a deep area of low pressure to pass over or close to the west/northwest of the UK early in this period, potentially bringing a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain, especially to parts of the north and west. Through next week, an oscillation between occasional spells of rain, most frequent in the northwest, with longer drier interludes in-between, is likely. It may be rather windy at times too, again especially in northern and western areas. Towards late October there are signs that, whilst northwestern areas may continue to see some rain at times, high pressure may become increasingly influential, potentially bringing more widely settled and drier conditions, with an increasing chance of overnight frost and fog.

High pressure may become more influential into early November, potentially providing longer spells of dry weather, but with the chance of overnight frost and fog becoming rather more widespread than in the days preceding this period. Some large fluctuations between daytime and night-time temperatures are possible, with relatively mild days where fog doesn't linger, and cold frosty nights. Towards mid-November, high pressure may become more focussed towards the northwest of the UK, allowing a gradual trend towards colder and perhaps more unsettled conditions, especially in more southern and eastern areas.