07/02/2016 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello there. Mother Nature is in very agitated form,

a pretty lively jet stream across the Atlantic firing one

low-pressure system after another, bringing more scenes like this,

recorded on the coast at Dorset on Saturday, over the next few days.

On the pressure chart for Sunday, we've got a deep area

of low pressure charging across the Atlantic to us.

That will bring especially stormy weather for Monday

across southern parts.

But for Sunday itself,

it's this area of low pressure which means

the focus for the strongest winds

are across Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England,

50, 60mph gusts, easing through the afternoon,

but blustery across the board.

A brighter day for England and Wales, by and large,

a few lively showers, though, in the breeze

but a good deal of sunshine, too,

before things cloud over from the west, temperatures to

finish Sunday cooler than Saturday's at around five to ten degrees.

Now, quite quickly through Sunday night, rain will spread

eastwards across all parts, lively bursts of rain and gusty winds.

The strongest of the winds come with a sting in its tail -

the southern flank of this area of low pressure

as it barges its way into southern parts for Monday morning,

just to coincide with the rush hour.

We could see 50, 60, 70, maybe 80mph gusts,

particularly around some of

the hills and coasts of Wales and southern England.

But even inland, widespread gales through the morning,

lively showers, as well, and some very high seas to go with it.

So some potential disruption across southern areas on Monday.

By comparison, a different day in the far north of England, Scotland,

Northern Ireland, much lighter winds, barely a breeze for some,

a bit of sunshine here and there but one or two slow-moving showers.

The winds ease off a little through the afternoon across

southern parts of the UK,

but there'll still be lots of heavy showers

around, rumbles of thunder with it and feeling rather cool,

temperatures six to ten degrees,

of course exacerbated by the strength of the wind.

So, one low-pressure system slowly pushes away through Monday

night and into Tuesday,

but it does have an almost-twin on its back edge which could

strengthen winds through the night and into the morning

in Northern Ireland, Wales and south-west England again.

Not quite the levels we'll have seen on Monday,

but gales still possible once more,

and a weather front pushing southwards will bring

rain, a little bit of sleet and snow over the higher ground.

The real cold air is limited to the far north of Scotland at this stage.

Some drier and brighter weather potentially in the east,

where winds will be a little lighter.

Tuesday night into Wednesday,

that low-pressure system finally pulls away.

Still some strong winds in eastern areas,

maybe rain, sleet and snow showers as cold air works its way in.

It could be a frosty, icy start to Wednesday morning

but probably the quietest day of the week.

The strongest winds on eastern coasts. Elsewhere, light winds,

some sunshine around but a chilly day after that frosty and icy start.

There'll be areas of cloud and one or two showers,

not a completely dry day.

The brief respite, though, is fairly limited to one day only,

because the next low-pressure system pushes in for Thursday.

The exact position will be crucial.

It could be a little bit further north or south.

Why is it crucial? Well, it runs into cold air.

On its northern flank we'll see sleet and snow,

mainly across the hills of northern England and Scotland.

Heavy rain, strong winds elsewhere. The strongest winds will be

limited to the coasts, where again we could see some gales.

In the latter stages of the week, through the weekend into next week,

we still see a progression of low-pressure systems

pushing through on a very active jet stream,

maybe taking a little bit longer to get from one low pressure to

another, so some drier spells in-between.

And exactly where they push is crucial,

because on the northern flank we're likely to see snow.

But summing up the rest of the week into next week,

we've still got those wet, windy conditions over the next few days,

a quieter spell through midweek, then more wet

and windy weather next weekend and the start of next week. Bye for now.