Weather and climate change

Headline:

Storm Amy clearing, though further rain to come, mainly northwest.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will remain wet and very windy in the far northeast overnight, with severe gales. Elsewhere winds will only slowly begin to moderate. Clear spells will develop as blustery showers become more confined towards western coasts. Generally frost free.

Sunday:

Strong winds will continue to ease on Sunday. Southern and eastern areas will see some sunshine, especially at first, though scattered showers developing. Increasingly cloudy elsewhere with some showery rain.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Wet and windy in the northwest on Monday. Showers other northern and western areas. Warm sunshine further southeast. Patchy rain edging southeast thereafter, though becoming drier and calmer than recently.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 4 Oct 2025

On Thursday, the south of the UK will see residual patchy light rain and drizzle clear to the southeast during the day, with skies then brightening. The north of the UK, especially northwest Scotland, will also see some rain and drizzle, and it will be rather windy here. The rest of the country will be dry and bright with some sunshine and fairly light winds. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to dominate for most if not all of the rest of the period, bringing plenty of dry, settled weather. Cloud amounts will be variable, and some overnight fog is likely, this slowly clearing through the morning. Thicker cloud and some rain may affect the far north at times though. Temperatures will be near average, but with some chilly nights possible.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 4 Oct 2025

The latter half of October will likely see a transition to more widely unsettled conditions again, though the timing of this is uncertain. Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower-evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of more places seeing more frequent spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds later in the month, these conditions continuing into the start of November. Temperatures will probably be close to average overall.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 4 Oct 2025