The first half of this week will see more frequent rain in the northwest of the UK, with various fronts bringing periods of showers and some longer spells of rain for parts of Northern Ireland, western Scotland and parts of northwest England.

Those further south and east will see drier conditions through the start of this week, with patchy cloud and sunny spells and temperatures into the high teens or low 20s Celsius for many.

Turning increasingly wet and windy, with impacts for some

The persistent and at times heavy rain for western Scotland through the much of the working week has resulted in a Yellow rain warning being issued, with this in force from 1700 on Wednesday through to 0600 on Friday.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said: “Rain will be particularly persistent in western Scotland from Wednesday onwards, with the heaviest rain over hills and mountains, though pulses of heavier rain will extend more widely at times, during Thursday in particular.

“From later Wednesday through to Friday morning, 50-75mm of rain is expected across a wide area, with in excess of 100mm possible over west-facing mountains. Wind is an accompanying hazard from late on Thursday, with this initially most likely in exposed western coasts.”

The warning highlights the possibility of flooding and power cuts for some, as well as difficult travel conditions.

Possibility of further warnings to come

The wet and windy conditions are likely to spread over much of the UK from Friday and into Saturday, though the influence of ex-tropical cyclones in the Atlantic introduces some uncertainty on the exact conditions that are expected.

Chris continued: “The situation becomes more complex later in the week as tropical cyclones Humberto and Imelda, currently over the southwest Atlantic, influence our weather, increasing the risk of a deep low developing near the UK.

“If this materialises, we could see some very strong winds as well as further heavy rainfall Friday into Saturday, but at this time the development and track of this system remains uncertain. We’re monitoring this closely.”

There’s a possibility of further warnings being issued later this week as confidence increased, so stay up to date with the latest Met Office forecast and warnings.

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