08/10/2016 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello there. The main weather story we have been talking about

over the past week or so has been Hurricane Matthew

in the western Atlantic. It is still pounding

the coast of Florida, bringing big waves,

very damaging winds and exceptionally heavy

rainfall as well.

We are set to see this storm continued to push

a little bit further northwards then north-eastwards

and eventually it will clear out into the Atlantic.

We were thinking earlier in the week

it could head towards our shores

but we're now more confident

the storm will probably fade away

somewhere in the West Atlantic.

Closer to home, our main influence

to our weather is this big area

of high pressure which has established itself

across Scandinavia. That will stick around

for the next 10 days or so,

so slight variations in the weather

but not a great amount of change.

What we are seeing is an easterly flow of air.

You can see the blue colours moving across the country

through the course of the weekend.

That's an indication that we've got

colder conditions moving in, and a bit

of a drop in those temperatures.

Things are going to be feeling

quite autumnal through the weekend.

A bit of a mixed picture, for many of us,

a lot of dry weather with some sunshine.

The best of the sunshine on Saturday

will be for northern and western areas,

more in the way of cloud lingering

through central and eastern parts

and here we're more likely to catch a shower,

particularly in the south-east.

Temperatures around 13 to 17 degrees.

As we head through Saturday night and on into Sunday,

it will be turning fairly chilly

with less in the way of cloud acting as

a blanket as we move through into Sunday morning,

so a bit of mist and a bit of fog,

potentially some frost too first thing Sunday morning,

but where we do have the cloud sticking around

we'll see temperatures in some towns and cities

staying in double figures.

So Sunday starts off on a fairly quiet note.

Similar to Saturday, it will be central

and eastern parts that will have more in the way

of cloud with the odd shower

just working east to west,

but northern and western parts is where you're likely

to see drier weather and some sunshine,

lighter winds here too

and temperatures on the cool side at 12-17 degrees or so.

A similar day once again for Monday.

We will continue to see a few blustery showers

for East Anglia and the south-east of England,

quite cool by the time we get to Monday,

11-15 degrees with again the brightest conditions

always to be found furthest west.

A similar day again on Tuesday,

spot the difference this week.

Across central and eastern areas where you've got

the cloud by day, it will feel fairly cool,

but milder overnight.

Towards the North West with the clearer skies,

we are in for warmer days

but chillier conditions overnight.

A similar picture on Wednesday,

a lot of dry weather once again.

That easterly breeze making things feel chilly

and if you're around the East Coast,

some showers once again towards the east.

Further west, sunnier spells

and temperatures generally around 12-15 degrees.

So this is how we set up towards the end of the week,

low pressure towards the west or south-west,

high-pressure towards the north and north-east.

This is a bit of a change to what

we typically see this time of year.

Usually we see a big area of high pressure,

the Azores High, which is

established to the south-west.

Low pressure normally towards the north of the country

with relatively mild winds coming off the Atlantic,

but what we're seeing at the moment

and through much of the week ahead

is that area of high pressure

sitting towards the north of the UK

bringing settled conditions.

Low pressure towards the south-west

may bring more showery weather in the south for a time,

but it is also drawing in this cool easterly breeze

from northern and eastern parts of Europe.

So, the outlook over the next 10 days or so,

lots of dry weather, brightest towards the west,

still a few showers

and occasional mist and fog overnight.

Bye-bye.