Caton (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Scattered showers. Turning colder as winds fall light overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rather cloudy this evening with further heavy blustery showers, these continuing overnight. A gusty evening, but winds gradually easing from the south overnight with temperatures dropping close to freezing, allowing a patchy frost to form in sheltered spots. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Tuesday:

A chilly start to Tuesday with sunny spells and a few showers. Staying bright through the day, with further spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers. Winds remaining light. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Largely settled with sunny spells and lighter winds throughout the period. Breezier on Friday. Temperatures around average, with overnight frost and fog patches likely

Mainly dry with some clear or sunny spells but rather cold towards the southeast at first as high pressure over the continent extends its influence here. Cloudier, windier and milder in the north and west with some outbreaks of rain. Early next week, it looks like the rain in the west will edge further east, bringing a short spell of rain to the east. High pressure may then re-assert itself close to or over the UK through early December. The largely dry, settled theme may be punctuated by brief unsettled spells though with areas of low pressure possibly crossing the UK, bringing some spells of wind and rain. Temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However, as we move towards mid-December, there are signs that it will become less settled with west or northwesterly types preferred, These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions may prevail into late December, although drier, more settled spells may also affect the UK at times, these probably more likely towards the south. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.