Met Office daily weather: Warnings in place for several areas due to heavy rain

Weather warnings in place as heavy rain set to impact several areas

Tuesday begins drier and brighter across northern Scotland, offering a brief respite from the recent unsettled weather. However, for many other areas, cloud will dominate, and rain will develop more widely across the north and west. This rain may be heavy at times and will be accompanied by strengthening winds, making for a blustery day in exposed locations.

Eastern and southeastern parts of the UK are likely to remain dry for much of the day, although the cloud cover means a few spots of rain cannot be ruled out. Temperatures will turn mild for most, with a marked contrast between the colder conditions in northern Scotland and much milder air to the south of the warm front. Here, temperatures will widely reach 12-14°C, and in sheltered areas, especially in the lee of hills, values could climb to 15-16°C.

During Tuesday night, further rain is expected, heavy at times, but conditions will gradually become drier with clear spells developing across a central swathe of the UK. Winds will remain strong, with coastal gales possible, especially in exposed areas.

Outlook for Wednesday

Wednesday will be generally cloudy, with spells of rain affecting central and northern Scotland, as well as much of England and Wales. The rain is likely to be heaviest and most prolonged across Wales, southwest England, and northern and northwestern Scotland. However, there may be a drier gap with some brighter spells across northern England, southern Scotland, and southern and eastern Northern Ireland.

It will be breezy for most areas, with the strongest winds expected in northern Scotland, where coastal gales are possible. Mild conditions will persist for most, especially overnight, maintaining the theme of above-average temperatures for the time of year.

In summary, the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday will be dominated by rain, wind, and mild temperatures, with occasional brighter spells in some regions. Stay up to date with the latest forecasts from the Met Office for any changes as the week progresses.

Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Deakin, said: “A bit of a colder one out there to start Tuesday, certainly compared to much of November so far. Certainly in the east. Further west, it's another wet start, and that rain pretty heavy in places, parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, because it's been so wet recently. That rain falling onto saturated ground could cause some further issues.

“The rain gets heavier through the day across southwest Scotland, and then another pulse of heavy rain comes into parts of South West England. We have a number of Met Office yellow warnings in place. Disruption to the local public transport network is possible. Apart from the odd shower, much of the Midlands and eastern England will stay dry, but fairly cloudy. Some brisk winds coming up from the south, really quite gusty at times around the coast of Wales and South West England.

“Northern Scotland generally staying dry and bright but on the chilly side, 9°C or 10°C. Those temperatures close to average, but cooler than they have been. Whereas elsewhere, many places, again, a few degrees above average, 14°C-15°C in some places. But not feeling that mild with the rain and the winds in South Wales and Southwest England. Very wet and windy ends to the day there. Heavy pulses of rain, gusty winds for Northern Ireland too, and another push of heavy rain pushing into southern Scotland during this evening.

“The rain does move eastwards, but it tends to clear away from quite quickly and then linger across northern Scotland through the early hours. At the same time, another area of rain coming back to southernmost counties of England. In between it does turn drier and clearer. But still nothing exceptionally cold. In fact, these temperatures closer to the daytime maximum.

“A pretty mild start to Wednesday, which will be a bit of a sunshine sandwich, really, a much drier day for southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. A wetter day for East Anglia and the south east. Outbreaks of rain on and off. And the rain could get heavy again for parts of Wales and South West England, so we need to keep our eyes on that again because it's been so wet recently. Stays pretty soggy in northern Scotland also.

“It's going to be feeling pretty cold in northern Scotland. Temperatures 9-10°C, but out on that wind, significantly chillier. Whereas in the south, the winds continue to come up from the south. So quite a contrast between north and south. Again, with a bit of brightness, 16°C, maybe 17°C.”