Issued: 0930hrs Wednesday 4th July 2007
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain and showers to come; temperatures up and down

Not looking so good this morning; the improvement I was talking about yesterday seems toned down to some extent and we are back to looking around the 15th July for the weather to start improving. Most places seeing rain or showers in the week ahead, but I don't think that the rain will be as heavy as during the previous few weeks.

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Sunday 8/07/07
A weak ridge of high pressure building through during Sunday, and this may bring a warm and sunny day to much of England, Wales and Scotland. There will be some afternoon showers developing across western Scotland and Wales as well as Ireland. During the later afternoon a threat of some thunderstorms breaking out anywhere over England and Wales. Temperatures at 16 to 24C.

Monday 9/07/07
A cooler day through Monday as a cold front passes eastwards. There will be showers, some of them heavy on western coasts of Scotland and Wales as well as England. Sunny spells in-between the showers. Highs at 14 to 20C.

Tuesday 10/07/07
Lower confidence in the forecast for Tuesday. There could be some cloud and rain affecting western coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Low cloud may affect western coasts of Wales and England, but to the east and south it should be drier and brighter. Breezy in the south too. Temperatures at 14 to 18C.

Wednesday 11/07/07
Probably more unsettled through Wednesday, with showers for many areas. The showers could be heavy at times and may merge to longer spells of rain over Scotland. Drier to the south, although even here there will be some showers. Temperatures at 10 to 19C.

Thursday 12/07/07
Low pressure in control on Thursday. A mix of sunny spells and showers, some of them heavy in places. The heaviest of the showers over Scotland, northern England and Ireland. Drier to the south with sunny spells. Highs at 12 to 20C.