25/06/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

After a week in which we saw the UK record its highest

June temperature in over 40 years,

the week ahead...looks much more like a British summer.

We'll see lots of cloud around at times, there will be spells of rain,

some of which will be heavy, just about anywhere across the country.

Still a bit of a breeze after what's been quite a breezy weekend

so far and, yes, there will be cloud,

but there will also be some sunnier moments, as I'll show you.

Certainly for Sunday, cloudiest weather across England and Wales,

occasional mainly light and patchy rain and drizzle working its way

from west to east, the odd heavier burst during the afternoon.

East Anglia and the south-east can't be ruled out.

A few showers across Scotland continuing but really,

Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England best of

the Sunday sunshine but still the strongest of the breeze,

particularly north-east Scotland and north-east England.

Temperatures at if not just a nudge below where they should be

for the time of year. Finish the day, then,

but with some evening sunshine to look forward to across

the southern half of the country after what will have been

a predominantly cloudy day.

That takes us into a largely dry night through to Monday.

A bit fresher than we'll have seen through the weekend,

temperatures away from the towns and cities dropping back into

single figures, but by the end of the night,

cloud spilling in from the west.

This area of low pressure responsible.

Notice, though, a thundery low developing across southern parts of

France, northern Spain - that'll come close to us

through this coming week.

But certainly for Monday,

ridge of high pressure across eastern areas,

most start the day dry with some sunshine,

clouding over from the west. Most will stay dry, though.

It looks like patchy rain likely across western areas,

heaviest of the rain - Northern Ireland by the end of the day.

Because the winds are light on the weekend it might actually

feel a touch warmer, particularly so to the south

and the east of the country,

where you'll see the sunniest of the conditions throughout.

But that first step to something even wetter takes place

through Monday night into Tuesday,

this area of low pressure pushing its way eastwards.

Humid air tries to get close to that south-east corner,

so I couldn't rule out some thunderstorms here,

but most will see that overnight rain or rain into the day across

central and eastern parts, some of which will be on the heavy side.

A bit brighter in the west later on but the breeze picks up and

temperatures will be dropping back a little bit compared with Monday.

And we're on the cooler side of that low-pressure system into

Wednesday, though still that humid air very close

to the south-east corner,

and we could see again the potential for some thunderstorms here.

It's only a low potential, but it's there nonetheless,

and we could see some heavier rain

pushing its way across eastern areas.

Now, it all gets a bit complicated from mid-week onwards

and so exact timing of rain bands open to a lot of question,

but it's a general theme of low pressure in charge,

looks like western areas will be that little bit brighter.

Wednesday into Thursday, low pressure is still with us.

You see some rain it looks like pushing to the north-east of

Scotland and then becoming more confined to some southern parts

of the country, particularly through the English Channel,

but it does open the door to a cooler flow of air.

Temperatures drop quite widely to at or below where it should be

for the time of year. Most noticeable chill

where the breeze is strongest in eastern parts.

And with low pressure close by on Friday,

showers can be expected, but next weekend, ridge of high pressure,

band of rain, followed by another ridge of high pressure.

So next weekend does look like we'll all see some further rain at times

and it will be a little bit blustery,

but there will be some sunshine.

Now, the question comes, depending on where you are,

whether you see that drier, sunnier slot either at the start of

the weekend or at the end of the weekend.

The end of the weekend, of course, the start of early July,

takes it into the following week, and there is actually quite a bit of

high confidence that the jet stream will start to strengthen once again.

We will, however, be on the cooler side of the jet stream,

meaning low pressure will start to push in

it looks like to the north-west of the UK,

so wet and windy weather most likely here.

The further south and east you are,

you could get away with a dry start to the month.