Cornwall weather: Saturday 14 November, bright then a thundery Sunday

Scrape the car before you head out this morning. Cornwall wakes up cold and frosty, and that chilly start is the trade-off for what follows, because Saturday turns into the brightest, driest day of the weekend. Make the most of it. Here is how the weekend’s weather splits in two, and Sunday is the half you will want to stay in for.

Today

After a cold and frosty start for many, there is plenty of dry and bright weather around on Saturday. The far west may hold onto more cloud for a time, enough for the odd light shower, but most of Cornwall keeps the sunshine. A southerly breeze develops through the day. The maximum temperature is around 10°C.

Tonight

Clear spells this evening give way to cloud thickening from the west overnight, and that brings scattered showers with it. Temperatures hold up higher than they have on recent nights, though a touch of rural frost is still likely in the colder spots. The minimum is around 2°C.

Sunday

Sunday is a different animal. There are still some bright spells, but rain and showers push in too, and they may be heavy, thundery and frequent at times. It feels chilly and unpleasant in the wet, with the breeze adding to it. The maximum temperature is around 12°C, though it will not feel like it.

The outlook: Monday to Wednesday

Monday opens with some early brightness before wet and windy weather moves northeast through the day. Tuesday turns brighter but comes with blustery showers, and Wednesday stays very showery. The bright, frosty Saturday ends up being the exception, not the rule, with the rest of the stretch handed over to rain and wind.