05/06/2016 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello. During Sunday, sunshine and warmth becoming more widespread

across the UK. That makes a big change for eastern areas,

some of which have been under cloud for a week now.

You know, last week, the sunshine and warmth wasn't

evenly distributed. In the east, with the cloud,

just 11 or 12 degrees. As for western parts, you had an absolutely

glorious week with plenty of sunshine -

temperatures in the low 20s.

Now, the reason for the improvement in the east is this weather front

has moved through. It's cleared things up a bit and the clearer air

has introduced more sunshine - a process that completes during

Sunday - and it's going to feel warmer as a result. There is still a

breeze coming in from the sea to some of these North Sea coasts.

There is a risk of patchy low cloud. Does hold the temperature down a

bit, compared with elsewhere, but if you get some sunshine, wherever you

are across the UK, really pleasant, but for many, low to mid 20s.

Risk of a late day shower/thunderstorm -

southwest England, South Wales,

the west of Northern Ireland. Cumbria - one or two into Scotland.

Most of us will avoid them and stay dry and just have a

glorious day, but you can see the contrasting temperatures between the

bulk of the UK, and just right along this North Sea coast.

Now, the picture for Monday, low pressure throughout this week is

going to be sitting just to the west of us in the Atlantic, but it's

beginning to throw up a bit of energy, Monday into Tuesday.

That will just increase the potential

for these showers and thunderstorms to

break out across western parts during Monday,

whereas the further east you are, you will stay dry, you'll get some

sunshine. Wherever you are in the sunshine, it's going to feel very

warm on Monday. It's also going to feel rather humid, as well.

Still a bit cooler along North Sea coasts.

This area of energy, this trough of low pressure, begins to push across

the UK during Tuesday. What that means is the potential for catching

a heavy - maybe torrential - downpour that could be thundery

increases on Tuesday.

But still, if you avoid those and you see some sunshine, it's going to

feel very warm. It's on the sticky side, it is quite humid.

Now, as we go from Tuesday into Wednesday,

that trough of low pressure is beginning to ease away eastwards,

and, behind it, another ridge of high pressure begins to nudge in.

So during Wednesday, we begin to kill off some of these showers.

They're less widespread, they are more isolated in nature,

more of us will stay dry. It's a case of broken cloud,

some occasional sunshine - temperatures may not be quite so

high, but still, it will feel very

pleasant when you're in the sunshine.

And then by the time we get to Thursday, that high pressure is

across us. This weather front is starting to edge closer to us.

For western areas on Thursday, later in the day, you may see a bit more

cloud. There's a potential for catching a shower. A lot of

uncertainty about timing, though, at this stage, so that's something

we'll keep you updated on.

So let's sum up the weather for much of the week ahead. It's on the very

warm side - the humid side, as well. There'll be some lovely sunshine

around at times, but remember, particularly during the first half

of the week, there will be a few of these heavy and possibly thundery

downpours around.

Then that takes us to the end of the week.

Now, I've referenced the area of low pressure sitting to the west of us,

patiently in the wings. Low pressure now starts to gradually push towards

us and, as that happens, particularly into next weekend,

things begin to turn more unsettled.

There's a greater potential for seeing some rain across the west

of the UK, where you've been quite dry, quite warm -

gardeners and growers may well appreciate that -

as low pressure comes in, the breeze begins to pick up, as well.

And the process is gradual, but temperatures begin to ease down from

the very warm side to something closer to normal for the time of

year. We'll begin to lose some of that humidity, as well, as low

pressure comes back. That's it for now. More, as ever, online.

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