Bebington (Merseyside) weather

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Chilly to start, but some warm sunshine developing this afternoon.

Today:

A cold, locally frosty, morning for many, with early mist and patchy fog in rural parts. Brightening up through the morning however, and turning dry and fine for the afternoon. Light winds across the region, and plenty of warm sunshine. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Another rather chilly night for many with clear skies and light winds bringing mist and patchy fog across rural parts, and a risk of frost by dawn. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Friday:

Early morning mist and fog clearing through the morning, leaving a fine though rather cloudy day. Feeling cool underneath a blanket of cloud, with winds picking up through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy and rather windy on Saturday with a band of rain moving erratically eastwards overnight. Winds easing, with patchy rain lingering through Sunday, before showers arrive on Monday.

An Atlantic low pressure system will drift eastwards across the UK through the first part of next week. This will bring widely unsettled conditions, with showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and persistent at times, especially over hills. Strong winds are possible too, with exposed and windward coastal areas prone to the strongest winds. The theme of low pressure will continue to dominate the weather for the rest of the week, with showers or longer spells of rain. There is a possibility that a deeper low pressure system, ex-Hurricane Kirk, will move close to the UK around mid-week, bringing further spells of wet and windy weather. Alternatively, this system could remain to the west of the UK. However, the theme of unsettled weather is expected to prevail.

A continuation of low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic is the most likely scenario for the rest of October. This means wet and windy weather at times, especially across England and Wales, but with a suggestion that Scotland and Northern Ireland may be more likely to see longer breaks in the weather, and more in the way of drier spells. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards for a time. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest.