Issued: 0900 Sunday 31st May 2026
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Drier south and east toward weekend

Returning southwesterly winds and low pressure as June begins will bring spells of rain and heavy showers during the week ahead. Temperatures will be much cooler than recently, nearer to average, or cooler at times in the north. Rain most persistent toward the northwest, whilst southeastern parts will improve later in the week.

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Wednesday 3/6/2026
During Wednesday morning, an area of persistent rain will arrive from the west, affecting Ireland from before dawn. Rain will be heavier for a few hours for Wales and western parts of England and Scotland. Eastern England likely stays dry until midday or early afternoon, but several hours of heavy showery rain will reach most areas. The rain staying most persistent in the northwest, risk heavy again later. Fresh southwesterly winds, strongest south. Highs 15 to 20C, warmest southeast.

Thursday 4/6/2026
An unsettled theme with low pressure centred to the north, staying showery and windy on Thursday. Best sunny spells in eastern England before showers become more widespread afternoon, some heavy and thundery. Occasional bright spells in central-southern areas. Northwest areas seeing more persistent rain that will be often heavy. Brisk winds gusting gale-force around coasts in the southwest. Highs at a cool 13C west Scotland and Ireland, to 18C southeast England.

Friday 5/6/2026
Further showers in the northwest on Friday, a brighter start in the east. Scattered showers passing west to east during the day, but some central areas escaping drier with occasional sun. Persistent rain arrives from the southwest and pushes into Ireland during the day, some reaching western Scotland. Fresh southwesterly winds. Highs of 15 to 18C across most parts of the country, to 20C far southeast.

Saturday 6/6/26
Drier and brighter to the south and east on Saturday with higher pressure. Some showers in the west in the morning will extend further east across England during afternoon. A front draped toward the northwest likely brings rain to western Scotland and the north and west of Ireland, along with strong southwesterly winds here. Temperatures reaching 14C in the northwest and 21C in the south.

Sunday 7/6/26
High pressure to the south and east, low pressure northwest. Largely dry for central, east and southern England on Sunday with sunny spells and broken cloud. More cloud toward the west with some showery rain. A band of rain affects western Ireland and Scotland most of the day, this tending to break up for sunny spells in the west of Ireland later. Highs at 15 northwest to 22C southeast.

Monday 8/6/26
Pressure rises a little for Monday meaning a reasonable day for many, but always the risk of a little rain in the west and scattered showers drifting eastwards. Some steadier rain at times in northwest Scotland on fresh southwesterly winds here. Feeling warmer and more humid in the south. Highs 16C northwest, to 23C southeast.