High pressure is in charge for now, but low pressure will take charge from the southwest from Tuesday – bringing warmer and more humid air but also increasing chances of rain and thunderstorms across many areas. Turning cooler but Read more
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High pressure will build in across the UK this weekend bringing mostly fine and settled weather. However, turning increasingly unsettled from the southwest from Tuesday, but also warmer in the south for the time. Likely remaining unsettled through the Read more
A cooler northerly flow continues this weekend as high pressure builds in from the north Atlantic. More sunshine and fewer showers, away from the cloudy northwest. Beyond that a first look at the Bank Holiday weekend.
Yellow warning of thunderstorm affecting Yorkshire & Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, York valid from 1800 Wed 19 Aug to 0900 Thu 20 Aug
Yellow warning of thunderstorm affecting Highlands & Eilean Siar: Highland valid from 1300 Wed 19 Aug to 2000 Wed 19 Aug
Yellow warning of thunderstorm affecting Northern Ireland: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone valid from 1100 Wed 19 Aug to 2259 Wed 19 Aug
The week will turn cooler as low pressure moves over the UK, bringing showers and a more northerly flow. After weeks of heat and humidity, some rain is forecast, but it won’t make much difference for southern Britain.
Rain will have reached almost every part of the UK by the early hours of Wednesday, the most widespread spell in weeks.
A band of Atlantic rain spreads across Scotland and Northern Ireland today, while England and Wales stay mostly dry and warm. Tuesday turns windier with westerly gusts, with showers becoming quite widespread on Wednesday and Thursday
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