Weather and climate change

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Heavy rain easing in the south tonight. Some showers elsewhere.

This Evening and Tonight:

Heavy rain will ease from the west across England and parts of Wales. Meanwhile, showery rain will extend south across northern and central parts of Scotland. Otherwise it will be a rather cloudy night with the odd light shower.

Tuesday:

Showery rain will affect Scotland tomorrow, extending to parts of northern England later. Elsewhere it will be a brighter, though fresher day than on Monday, with a few showers developing.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wet and perhaps windy weather affecting most areas on Wednesday and Thursday. Northern Scotland should remain drier, and colder. A showery, blustery and chilly northerly airstream for all on Friday.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 23 Sep 2024

The upcoming weekend is expected to see a more settled picture overall as high pressure builds in from the southwest. However, cloud and patchy rain will probably quite quickly spread into the northwest, and is increasingly likely elsewhere by Sunday. Into the following week, unsettled conditions look most likely to return for many parts of the UK as Atlantic frontal systems arrive from the west. These would be expected to bring spells of rain, heavy in places, with a risk of strong winds. A more settled spell is possible, but less likely. Temperatures are likely to be near to or below normal throughout, and it is likely to be notably cold at the start of this period, before temperatures recover.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 23 Sep 2024

Typical Autumnal weather will probably affect the UK during this period. This will bring a mixture of weather types with periods of wet and windy weather interspersed with some spells of calmer, drier weather. Temperatures will most likely be close to normal.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 23 Sep 2024