05/04/2016 Weather for the Week Ahead

Thanks for tuning in.

Time to update you with what the weather is up to over

the next week or so.

We started the week on a very changeable note -

lots of big downpours with some thunder and lightning - and further

heavy showers likely through the middle part of the week.

Looks as though we will have a bit of a break on Tuesday,

in fact some sunshine on the way,

particularly across the south of the country.

The morning starts off soggy across Scotland but the south already,

first thing in the morning, there will be plenty of brightness around.

Whether you live in Wales or the south-west of England

or East Anglia, the Midlands, it is not looking bad at all -

fairly similar weather with just scattered clouds.

The further north you go,

we still have the leftovers from the rain that we would have had

during Monday, so I think a pretty damp start across most of Scotland.

But notice that Northern Ireland isn't looking too bad,

apart from the odd shower. This mass of cloud and rain

will eventually shift out into the north Sea, so that means

that sunshine will eventually reach the lowlands of Scotland.

I think particularly the Western Isles, Glasgow

and the south-west of Scotland is likely to get the sunshine.

Cumbria too, much of Yorkshire, and further south

we have got that sunny weather on the way for Tuesday.

16 degrees, I think the top temperature in London,

more like 11 or 12 a little bit further north.

So, after that brief break of drier weather on Tuesday,

Wednesday is back to square one,

back to those April showers with weather fronts crossing the UK -

or one at least - and also a shot of colder air

coming in from the North Atlantic.

So a real mixed bag on the way on Wednesday -

sunshine, a heavy downpour, crack of thunder,

some hail, sunshine again -

and it will just go round and round the clock through the day

with that sort of changeable weather.

Now, Thursday we still have chilly air stuck over us.

It is still fairly breezy, so I think another changeable day

on Thursday with further showers, although I think the winds

on Thursday will be just a little bit lighter compared to Wednesday.

So perhaps not as blustery, but still plenty of showers about.

Towards the end of the week, this weather front is expected to

bring some rain to south-western areas of the UK.

So the driest of the weather on Friday is likely to be

further north and east.

And that rain, well, exactly when it arrives is still open to some

uncertainty but it does look as though it is this south-western

portion of the UK that is likely to get some rain on Friday.

And then come the weekend, with a weather front close by,

with low pressure close by,

there is always going to be a risk of some rain.

In fact, this is what the jet stream looks like.

It dips all the way from Greenland, dips further southwards.

This is the warm side of the jet stream,

this is the cold side of the jet stream.

We are in that slightly colder air.

We have got low pressure over us, weather fronts,

so hence the risk of rain.

Notice that those weather fronts are affecting southern areas

of the UK, so anywhere from Wales south-westwards

you are likely to catch the rain.

That area of low pressure, schematically, looking at it,

next week it's likely to hang around, almost come to a halt,

anchor itself to the south-west of the UK.

And, yes, some of the winds may be coming in from the south.

Relatively mildish air but not all that mild,

there is likely to be a lot of cloud, rain,

a bit of sunshine around for sure.

But generally speaking, because we are on that cold side

of the jet stream that I explained, once we get the clear spells during

the course of the night it is actually going to be quite chilly.

So very unsettled next week.

There will be some rain at times, a bit of sunshine during the day

and where the sky is clear it is going to be quite chilly.

That's it, you're up to date.