Issued: 1000hrs Saturday 11th August 2018
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Temperature contrasts north-west to south-east

West to southwesterly winds will dominate through the week ahead, bringing frequent wet and windy weather across Britain and Ireland. The wettest and coolest weather is forecast to affect the west & north-west. Smaller amounts of rain reaching the south-east, where it will become warm and humid.

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Tuesday 14/08/18
Pressure briefly builds in the south, but fronts will move across northern regions of Britain and Ireland, bringing outbreaks of rain or drizzle to the north-west, most persistent western Scotland. A chance of scattered light showers elsewhere, but many central and southern regions should be dry and bright much of the day. A west to south-westerly breeze, strongest in the north. Highs 16 to 19C north, 22 to 25C central areas, up to 26 to 28C south-east.

Wednesday 15/08/18
A southwesterly pattern with fronts affecting northern & western areas. Heavy rain for western Scotland and Ireland. Rain or drizzle also likely for west Wales and north-west England. The south-west may be also grey and damp. Patchy rain spilling east across northern Britain. The Midlands, south & south-east should escape dry with a little sun. A brisk southwesterly wind, strongest around the Irish Sea. Just 15 to 18C or cooler north & west, but up to 25 to 28C south-east.

Thursday 16/08/18
A cold front is expected to drift southeastwards across Britain, producing some showery bursts of rain. Fresher air follows across all areas, with further frequent showers affecting the west & north-west. A brisk west to southwesterly breeze. The south-east may still reach 24C or higher ahead of rain, but nearer 17 to 20C for many, and 15C or lower in western Scotland.

Friday 17/08/18
An ongoing showery westerly pattern is likely. Bursts of rain most frequent toward the north, these tracking eastwards through the day. Sunny spells away from showers, best in eastern areas in the morning. A fresh breeze. Highs 17 to 22C, locally up to 25C in the far south-east. Cooler western Scotland.

Saturday 18/08/18
A generally unsettled westerly pattern continues. Frontal rain is expected to affect the north & west, perhaps extending more widely across the country. Breezy for all. Cool north, warm far south, highs 16 to 25C.

Sunday 19/08/18
Fronts continue to pass from west to east, timing uncertain. A chance that pressure begins to build from the south, pushing most rain toward north-west Scotland. Sunniest south & east. Highs 16 to 25C.