11/08/2014 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello. The remnants of Hurricane Bertha will still be

making themselves felt into the morning,

particularly across parts of north-east Scotland.

With rain piling in across the northern Grampians,

the Met Office have an amber weather warning across Moray and Speyside.

Up to 100mm, four inches of rain possible here in 24 hours

so flooding potential is there.

Across eastern Scotland and north-east of England

very strong winds to start the day, that could cause

problems on the roads, bridges and potentially some of the airports.

Wherever you are, a blustery start to Monday morning but away

from the persistent rain in northern Scotland, elsewhere bright skies,

a few showers around, particularly across southern and western parts.

They will continue through the day.

Being driven eastwards quite smartly on the strong west to

north-westerly breeze.

Across the South, some of the showers will come with hail and thunder.

Only one or two avoiding the showers completely across southern

counties of England and Wales.

Temperatures way down on what we have been used to,

only reaching around 20-21 in London, pushing 70 Fahrenheit.

There will be parts of east and north Wales

and parts of the north Midlands, even parts of north-east England

will see few showers and one or two will avoid them altogether.

It will still be very windy here.

A better day for Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers,

as is the case in southern Scotland.

The rain easing off in northern areas of Scotland

but more persistent rain there in the western Highlands,

as it will be through the night and into Tuesday morning.

We still see a low spiralling away, just pushing into the Norwegian Sea.

We have showers still forming into southern and western parts

but temperatures are a little bit more comfortable.

That could be a welcome relief for those who have been struggling

with sleeping by night.

As we go into Tuesday, we are still focusing on the low, it is

this weather front around it which will be the focus for some

more persistent rain, particularly across parts of western Scotland.

That will edge its way southwards ever so slightly.

Some breaks in the rain, particularly to the east of high ground

but turning wetter to the east of Northern Ireland

and northern England later.

Still lots of showers, particularly for Wales and the South West.

This is where they will be most frequent and heaviest.

Further east, fewer showers.

A lot of you will stay dry and bright for a good part of the day,

even if it is just a case of one passing shower.

Temperatures 15-20 Celsius.

21 Celsius still lower than you would probably hope for on an August

afternoon.

Into Wednesday, the low continues to move northwards and eastwards.

A more north-westerly flow across the country,

this means that southern

and eastern areas are more likely to stay largely dry throughout

the day and a little bit warmer,

23 Celsius in the south-east corner, fresher towards the North.

Just about anyone could see a shower.

Into Thursday, the showers could be more focused through

north-eastern parts of Scotland,

maybe longer spells of rain before that pushes off into the North Sea.

Again it is the South West and Wales where the atmosphere is

ripe for frequent showers, some heavy and thundery.

Showers turn lighter further north, winds lighter as well by Thursday.

But the reason the showers are starting to lose their oomph is

we have this area of high pressure in the Atlantic trying to

nose its way in. Put a bit of a cap on the atmosphere,

the shower clouds cannot build up quite so much.

So fewer showers, more in the way of dryer and brighter

weather, particularly across southern and western parts.

More of you will stay dry for longer during the day, if not all day long.

Temperatures, though, still a little bit on the disappointing side.

From Saturday through to the following Tuesday,

this is the general set-up as we see it.

Most likely to have low pressure towards Scandinavia,

high pressure to the south-west of us.

Still keeping a north-westerly air, it is potential that

low pressure could be a little bit further west.

If it is, there will be more rain across northern areas

but the emphasis at the moment looks to be largely dry,

a few showers around, tending to be lighter with the driest

warmest weather towards the far South and the West.

We will of course keep you updated on how that pans out on the BBC

weather website.

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