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 winter position. At times, it can sit close to or directly over the UK.  When this happens, the UK lies in a favoured zone for Atlantic low-pressure systems and weather fronts. These systems can bring bands of rain, blustery conditions and showers. While these lows may not be particularly deep

across parts of Scotland and northern England, with accumulations potentially reaching around 10 cm over higher ground, adding to existing lying snow. Even lower levels may see a couple of centimetres, which could contribute to disruption. Further south, temperatures remain higher, reducing the risk

and west and may be heavy at times, with hail and isolated thunder. In the colder air, some showers will turn wintry, with sleet or snow over higher ground, particularly across Scotland, but also over hills in northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Any lying snow is expected to be confined

, and there is some uncertainty about the exact position of the weather front. It could lie a bit further north or south, but the heaviest rain is expected to build up over the hills of Cumbria and North Wales. Western Scotland and Northern Ireland may see drier conditions by the afternoon as the rain

FLOOD RISK MATRIX GUIDANCE ON IMPACTS Minimal disruption Minor disruption Significant disruption Severe disruption Typical impacts Generally no impact, however there may be: • Isolated and minor flooding of low-lying land and roads. • Isolated instances of spray/wave overtopping in coastal roads

to adapt to extreme weather patterns. This can lead to long-term effects on tree health and biodiversity.  Wetter than average As meteorological summer ends this weekend (with astronomical summer continuing until the autumn equinox on 22 September), attention turns to what lies ahead. The latest European

will lie across northern England and north Wales by Saturday night, but ensemble forecasts show some variation. It could sit further north or south, so staying up to date with the latest forecast will be important if you have weekend plans. READ MORE: Met Office Deep Dive: Supercells, jet streams

influencing the UK’s weather this weekend is an area of low pressure situated to the southwest. This system isn’t being steered along by the jet stream, which lies far to the south across Spain and Portugal. As a result, the low is slow-moving and will gradually weaken in place rather than sweeping

. High pressure and colder air in the north High pressure will build across Greenland and Iceland, pushing weather fronts through and eventually bringing colder air to northern parts of the UK. By Wednesday, two weather fronts will lie across the country: one stalled over the north of Scotland

2018. All warnings in force on a particular day appear in vertical stack formation with red issues on top, followed by amber then yellow. Each warning displays its weather colour, category and validity period, followed by the weather headline and what to expect sections. Beneath these lies a link