Weather and climate change

Headline:

Heavy rain easing overnight. Brighter but fresher for many tomorrow.

This Evening and Tonight:

A band of rain will continue to move slowly eastwards overnight, but tending to weaken as it does so. Heavy showers to the east of this will become confined to coasts, with cooler but clearer conditions following on behind.

Monday:

A grey start with patchy rain, but turning brighter and fresher from the west, with spells of sunshine developing. Cloud and rain though moving into the northwest later.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Unsettled on Tuesday with a spell of wet and windy weather moving southeastwards. Turning colder with a mix of sunshine and blustery showers on Wednesday. Fewer showers on Thursday.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 8 Sep 2024

Many areas will be dry at first under a ridge of high pressure, although an increasing chance of cloud, rain and strengthening winds in at least northwestern areas by and during the weekend, with the best of any lengthy drier and brighter spells in southern and eastern parts. After a cool start to the period, temperatures will recover during the weekend as a westerly flow becomes established. While confidence is low, by the middle of next week there are signs that high pressure may become increasingly influential on the weather across the UK, and potentially becoming rather warm in places. That said, some rain or showers are still possible, more especially in the south and/or far northwest.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 8 Sep 2024

The focus for wetter weather overall is more likely to return to north and especially northwestern areas, whilst southern and eastern areas have a greater chance of being drier relative to earlier in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, though with greater potential for brief spells of warm weather in the south.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 8 Sep 2024