Weather and climate change

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Winds easing. Rain for some on Tuesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Winds easing and showers mostly dying out away from northern and western Scotland. Turning chilly in some rural areas. Rain arriving across Northern Ireland towards dawn.

Tuesday:

Cloud and rain in the west spreading eastwards to many areas, heaviest across the hills of Wales and northwest England. Brighter with showers across Scotland. Southern England staying dry.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Sunshine and scattered showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland, rather cool here. Humid with extensive cloud and outbreaks of rain across England and Wales, persistent over western hills, clearing Friday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 6 Jul 2020

Isolated light showers in the north to start, but elsewhere looking dry with bright or sunny spells. Winds staying light and temperatures rather cool to average. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 6 Jul 2020

Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 6 Jul 2020