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England during Friday night. A band of rain, with some hill snow on the northern edge, will move east across southern parts of Northern Ireland, Wales, central and southern areas of England during Saturday. Met Office Chief Forecaster, Andy Page, said: “After another frosty night on Saturday night
As Saturday night progresses into Sunday morning, winds will increase further in western areas, with coastal gales possible around the Irish Sea and locally to the lee of hills. Outbreaks of rain may begin to affect western and south-western regions by the end of Saturday, becoming more widespread
More heavy rain to come in the south this afternoon, with flooding possible ⚠️ A mixture of rain, sleet and hill snow moving across Northern Ireland ☔ Drier in the north, but feeling chilly for all, especially in the wind 🌬️ pic.twitter.com/tfPuuIyiCR — Met Office (@metoffice) February 18, 2026
Wednesday will be mostly rather cloudy, with outbreaks of rain affecting much of the country. However, parts of the east and southeast will remain largely dry for much of the day. A band of heavy rain will move northwards across western areas, bringing a wet spell before conditions gradually
, mainly affecting coastal areas in the east and southeast, as well as the far north of Scotland. Temperatures are expected to be near average for most locations, with generally light winds. During Wednesday night, cloud will persist for many, though most places will remain dry. Coastal showers
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for western Scotland, where rainfall totals on hills and mountains could exceed 150mm over the weekend. Chief Meteorologist, Steve Ramsdale, said: “There’s a bit of a north-south split in the weather for the UK this weekend, with wet and windy
, reaches 519 metres at its highest point. It lies in the counties of Devon and Somerset. To the east of Exmoor are the low lying Somerset Levels. This is an area similar to the Fens, which lies just above sea level and in the past was subject to flooding. To the south of Bristol lie the Mendip Hills
were in force across much of southern England on these days and impacts were reported from Cornwall across to Sussex. The evening of the 28th brought reports that Derriford Hospital in Plymouth had had to close one of its operating theatres due to flooding, and several properties in Plymouth and Looe
the notion of notable warmth in the south and east, with much of the southeast and East Anglia expected to remain dry and enjoy sunny spells. Temperatures here could potentially reach 25–27°C, particularly if sunshine breaks through, making for a notably warm day in these regions. In contrast, Scotland
as it comes up against the blocked pattern and over western hills bringing persistent, locally heavy rain here, and as the air descends to the lee side of these hills it has been introducing very mild and gusty conditions; because of the foehn effect.” This effect – which occurs where air crossing mountains
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