Felling (Gateshead) weather

Headline:

Cold but mainly fine Monday. Snow and ice into Tuesday.

Today:

A fine and frosty start will lead into a colder day than of late. Plenty of sunshine is expected, although turning hazy later in the afternoon. Breezy in coastal districts to emphasise the cold, although wintry showers should remain offshore. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

A swathe of sleet and snow should sweep southeast overnight, with some heavy snow over the Pennines and south especially. Clearer later, with icy patches and severe frost for many. Minimum temperature -6 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloud and snow clearing to blustery wintry showers, mainly affecting coasts. Sunny but cold, windy too in coastal districts, where further sleet and snow may follow into the evening. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Bright but bitter with sunshine and periods of brisk northerly winds bringing mainly coastal wintry showers. Some further ice and snow possible, with severe overnight frosts.

Cold or very cold conditions are expected across most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts, although it may well be largely sunny. Into the weekend likely turning to more wet and windy conditions with some snowfall on the leading edge of this. Into the following week possibly cooler again though wintry conditions mostly limited to northern hills with a potential for more organised areas of rain, snow and strong winds at times, this probably also associated with milder temperatures, at least in the south. Later in the period, conditions remain uncertain, but some indications for a further more settled spell around the turn of the month.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through early December. In general, there looks like a trend towards drier and more settled conditions, with high pressure potentially being the more dominant influence over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. Temperatures generally close to average, perhaps a little above at times, especially in the south.