Unsettled weather persists with heavy showers and thunderstorms into the weekend
Author: Press Office
12:10 (UTC+1) on Wed 10 Sep 2025
The UK will continue to experience unsettled conditions over the coming days, with a mix of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds affecting many areas.
Today (Wednesday, 10 September), bands of rain and showers will move northeast across much of the country, becoming increasingly heavy and locally thundery. While there will be some limited sunny spells in between, a more marked clearance is expected later in the day across western and southwestern regions. These areas will also turn windy, with a risk of coastal gales developing. Temperatures will remain rather cool for the time of year.
It's a blustery afternoon across the UK as rain and showers move eastwards, heavy at times ☔
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 10, 2025
Some in the east will hold on to brighter spells, and sunshine may emerge in the southwest after the rain has cleared pic.twitter.com/4zH2IrLDjq
Tonight, a band of heavy rain will clear north-eastwards, leaving behind clearer spells and blustery showers. These showers will be most frequent and potentially thundery near western and southwestern coasts, while western Scotland may see more persistent rain. Winds will stay strong, with a continued risk of coastal gales, particularly in western and northwestern areas.
Rain continues into Thursday
On Thursday conditions will remain windy in the far northwest, with spells of rain affecting the far northwest of Scotland. Elsewhere, expect a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, some of which may be heavy with a risk of hail and thunder, especially in western areas. Temperatures will be near or slightly below average.
Friday and the weekend
Friday will be breezy, with showers feeding into western coastal areas overnight before becoming more widespread during the day. These showers may be heavy in places, with isolated thunderstorms likely and some merging into more organised bands of rain.
Stronger winds and coastal gales are possible. The driest conditions and best of any sunshine will be found in the east, though temperatures will remain on the cool side.
Paul Gundersen, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “We have been monitoring a deepening area of low-pressure over the North Atlantic that might bring impactful weather to the UK, most likely on Sunday and Monday. At present, a named storm is unlikely.”
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