07/07/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello, thanks for joining me.

Time we updated you on how we feel the week is going to unfold,

and then we'll just push it that little bit further into next week,

just to see what's in store.

Thursday had plenty of weather in store -

32 degrees at Heathrow,

nothing like it underneath the blanket of cloud

further north,

and in the midst of all of this,

we had torrential downpours,

initially across East Anglia,

but, later in the day,

they really began to brew up

across the Pennines and across Yorkshire.

Underneath those clear skies in the south,

glorious fare, there,

quite widely across the southern half

of England and Wales.

Closer to the weather front

and that 14 degrees across the north-west,

well, the cloud was pretty leaden

and there was rain at times -

and we're not quite done

with that sort of scenario just yet,

because a new day brings a new weather front

in from the Atlantic,

pushing the prospect of cloud

and the odd bit and piece of rain

across Scotland,

having perhaps affected Northern Ireland overnight.

Get on through Friday and the cloud,

from a weakening weather front,

just pushes its way

into the heart of the British Isles -

but it doesn't stop the temperatures

again pushing towards 27, 28,

at least in the south.

A cooler day underneath that blanket of cloud

across the north of England

than was the case on Thursday,

and that blanket of cloud

really begins to thicken up

as we get through Friday night into Saturday.

This is disappointing fare for July,

no doubt about it.

A dank start to the day,

perhaps the rain just beginning to ease a touch

on into the afternoon,

but signs of another weather front

just beginning to push its way

towards the north-western quarter of Scotland.

So, Saturday into Sunday,

and we're caught betwixt and between.

Quite a vigorous area of low pressure

throwing the prospect of thunderstorms

across a good part of France,

maybe into the Channel area.

One or two showers just breaking out

a little bit further north than that,

and all the while, that weather front trying to come in

towards the north-west of Scotland -

but there will be a zone through Northern Ireland,

the south of Scotland and northern England

where we will see somewhat drier conditions.

That area of low pressure

thankfully takes much of its activity

up through the North Sea

during the course of Monday,

but there's no getting away from the fact

that the cloud will be thick enough

for there to be the odd showery burst,

on what will be a cooler feel to the week,

given that the breezes

will be coming in from the north and north-west.

Initially, the wind quite a factor on the east coast,

but as we move out of Monday into Tuesday,

so this area of high pressure

just topples its way across the British Isles -

but out in the Atlantic,

we see the first signs of a battle

between low pressure to the north,

high pressure to the south.

Tuesday, it's the calm before the storm,

because as we get towards

the middle part of the week,

the high pressure will have lost out,

at least for a time.

The low pressure,

away towards the north-west of the British Isles,

will be throwing weather fronts

across all parts, pretty much.

The lows certainly dominant

in that middle part of the week.

There will be rain for many.

Disappointing, as I say.

Cool and windy for all parts of the British Isles -

but, as I say, it's a battle,

and there have to be winners and losers,

and, for a time, albeit briefly,

later in the week,

we will see that high pressure

trying to nose its way back in,

pushing the low pressure away from the British Isles

and, in this scenario,

albeit rather temporary,

then the high will win out,

at least for a time, later next week,

so, we may well see

somewhat drier and brighter conditions,

and it may well feel,

given the absence of the cloud

and a wee bit more sunshine,

just a little bit warmer -

but I warn you,

it will only be a temporary improvement.