23/07/2014 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello there. Time for our update on the prospects for the week ahead

and beyond, to the end of the month.

There are the first indications that we might begin to see

a change in the weather after what's been a pretty warm July so far.

And a warm day to come on Wednesday.

Maybe the odd early shower across Eastern England

and then a greater chance of the odd isolated downpour further West,

across parts of Southern England and South Wales through the afternoon.

But, still, just the odd blob of blue,

so the vast majority of us will avoid the showers entirely

and enjoy plenty more of the very warm sunshine,

with temperatures up into the mid-to-high 20s quite widely.

Now, on Tuesday, there was the odd shower across Northern Ireland

I think it will be dry on Wednesday

and temperatures again will respond very nicely.

A very pleasant day to come,

as it will be across the bulk of Scotland as well.

Always the risk of some sea mist across the far Northeast,

into the Northern Isles.

But most inland areas will have a fine day

starting later on in the evening.

A fine day to come also

across the bulk of Central and Southern England

but, yes, that risk of some downpours.

Isolated downpours, but they will be quite slow-moving,

across some Southern counties of England.

And they'll carry on into the evening before they drift away overnight.

And then, for most of us, it'll be another dry night out there.

Some of that low cloud and mist

will drift back in off the North Sea

into some Central and Eastern parts of England by morning,

another quite muggy night to come. As we come into Thursday morning,

temperatures will be around about the mid-teens

in the larger towns and cities.

Another warm day to come with some pretty hot air

continuing to flow in off the near continent.

We'll have to keep an eye on this weather front

but, for the most part again on Thursday, it will be a dry day.

the sun should break through

and most of us will settle into a fine afternoon.

Again, the odd shower breaking out

in response to some pretty high temperatures

across the heart of England and Wales

and they could well be very heavy and slow-moving.

But nearly all of us will avoid these.

Again, mid-to-high 20s typically

but cooler along those North Sea coasts once more.

Looking ahead towards the end of the week, then.

No great changes at this stage.

The high pressure is beginning to ease away Northwards,

so the pressure slowly beginning to fall.

But, for most places again,

it will be a dry day with a lot of sunshine

after what will be a rather cloudy start in some places.

Still very warm, up into the mid-to-high 20s

and knocking on the door of 30 degrees in some spots.

We're getting used to this, aren't we?

As we hit the weekend, we have to keep an eye on this weather front

beginning to come down from the Northwest.

That could play an important role as we go through this weekend.

Initially, most places start off dry and fine

with, again, some very warm sunshine.

But that front will edge into parts of Northern Ireland

and Western Scotland, we think, bringing some outbreaks of rain

and some lower temperatures as well.

And that front will begin to slide its way further Southwards

as we go through Sunday.

Some showers on it but, again,

some very high temperatures still to the South of it.

Somewhat cooler to the North.

Now, we did think yesterday

that high pressure might begin to build in again

but it now looks more likely that the high will retreat Southwestwards,

with these West or Northwesterly winds beginning to push in

and those will be quite important

because they will displace the warm air.

It will hang on across Southern areas for a wee while longer

but the message is, through the early part of next week,

it'll start to cool down, we think.

Southern areas still mostly dry,

and some places do need some rain, I know.

But Northern areas turning rather more unsettled,

certainly cooler here, with some outbreaks of rain.

My colleague, Darren Bett,

will update you again as we go through tomorrow.