27/08/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello. At the end of this forecast we'll be looking into the early part

of September which, potentially, could be fairly settled,

unlike August which has been quite disappointing for some.

But at least the final weekend of the month

has delivered some warmth and some sunshine.

More of the same tomorrow, especially across

England, Wales and Northern Ireland thanks to this

area of high pressure. But to the northwest of Scotland

this frontal system will bring a different sort of day,

increasing the cloud, strengthening the wind and eventually

bringing some outbreaks of rain. But away from here

a dry day, good spells of sunshine, a much improved air across

Northern Ireland and much of Scotland.

Plenty of sunshine to be found, just some infill of cloud.

That will help temperatures widely to between 21 and 25 Celsius,

a fresher feel to the far northwest of Scotland.

Through much of this week we've seen a number of showers

which means we've also seen a number of rainbows.

Very different next week in that there should be a bit more sunshine

but it won't be plain sailing, not least because we could well

see some very strong winds to the north of the country.

Always warmest further south but not necessarily always dry.

I'll come to that in a minute.

Sunday night into Monday sees our band of rain still affecting

parts of Scotland, strengthening winds here, eventually

some of that rain approaching Northern Ireland.

Otherwise, a dry night, a mild night

with lows of 14-16 Celsius.

Away from Scotland it's a bank holiday on Monday.

Could well turn fairly unsettled across Northern Ireland

as the winds strengthen and outbreaks of rain push in here,

and wet and windy weather still affecting many parts of Scotland.

But away from the northwest of the UK, bank holiday Monday

looks to be dry, settled, some good spells of sunshine,

particularly across central, southern and eastern parts

of England and that could help temperatures up to 27,

maybe 28 Celsius.

As we go through Monday night and into Tuesday,

our cold front starts to slip its way south.

It's a weakening feature so by Tuesday morning

all that's left is a band of cloud

and maybe the odd spot of rain.

But still some showers for Northern Ireland and Scotland

and still some strengthening winds here and some fresher

conditions starting to creep in to western and northwestern

parts of England, temperatures back down to around 16-19 Celsius

but still hanging on to that warmth and humidity in the southeast,

with highs of 24.

As that cold front lingers across southeastern areas,

Tuesday into Wednesday, it could just pep up the rainfall

a little bit through Wednesday morning.

An area of low pressure to the south,

Atlantic system to the west,

which means there will be some rain around on Wednesday.

Detail a bit tricky at the moment, potentially the more

unsettled day of the week, still quite warm and humid

in the southeast, fresher further north and west.

And that rain is still lingering across southeast England

on Thursday. With that humidity it has the potential to be

thundery, further showers for Northern Ireland and Scotland,

in-between a slice of drier weather. And then we look to

the southwest and this area of low pressure.

Where will it go for the end of the week and into the weekend?

Much depends on this area of high pressure and its exact position.

It looks like for next weekend it should be centred over

much of the country, but that low pressure pushing up towards

the northwest of Scotland again could bring something wetter here.

Meanwhile, to the south and east, we're drawing up some warm and humid

air, so we're likely to continue to keep that warmth into next weekend

and early September. Which, as I mentioned, should be largely settled

but still some rain in the north and still quite warm in the south.