Issued: 1000hrs Friday 26th August 2016 Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson
Often dry south & east
This weekend brings a risk of localised thundery rain moving slowly north across England later on Saturday, leaving some bursts of rain into Sunday, although plenty of dry weather too. Monday should be dry and bright, with rare showers. Next week stays warm and dry in the south & east, but more mixed north & west.
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Monday 29/08/16 A ridge of high pressure builds from the south-west. Most places will be dry with plenty of sunshine, particularly coasts by afternoon. Risk of scattered showers, mainly in the west early morning, becoming confined to eastern regions of Scotland & England in the afternoon. Cloud thickening across Scotland & Ireland, may bring drizzly rain to the north-west later. Light winds, coastal sea breezes. Highs 18 to 23C, locally warmer south.
Tuesday 30/08/16 High pressure centred south-east of Britain brings a dry and warm day to most areas. Plenty of sunshine, hazy in the west. Fronts over the Atlantic may see rain graze western parts of Ireland & Scotland. Mist patches may drift toward coasts in the south-west. Breezy in the far north-west, otherwise light winds and sea breezes. Highs 18 to 21C north & west, 23 to 26C south & east.
Wednesday 31/08/16 Fronts are expected to push east across northern Britain, bringing rain at times to Scotland, Ireland & northern England, heaviest over western hills, but small amounts in the east. Cloudy for Wales & the Midlands, perhaps a little drizzly rain. Largely dry in the south & south-east, some sunshine. Risk murky in the south-west. Highs 16 to 19C in north-west, 22 to 26C elsewhere, warmest south-east.
Thursday 01/09/16 Pressure is likely to remain high toward the south-east, bringing a dry and bright day to much of Britain. Risk early cloud and patchy rain in the north, but should clear. Later rain and freshening winds may return from the Atlantic toward Ireland. Remaining warm, particularly south, highs 19 to 25C.
Friday 02/09/16 Low confidence of detail. Risk of rain and a strong breeze affecting western regions of Britain and Ireland. Central & south-eastern areas may remain dry and warm. Highs ranging from 17 to 24C.
Saturday 03/09/16 Low confidence. The remnants of a tropical storm may drift toward the British Isles from the Atlantic by the weekend. Slow-moving areas of rain may influence the country, but some dry and bright weather is expected. Highs 16 to 23C.
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