Met Office daily weather: A changeable weekend lies ahead

A changeable weekend lies ahead, with a mix of sunshine, showers, and shifting conditions

A changeable weekend lies ahead, with a mix of sunshine, showers, and shifting conditions from north to south. While some areas will enjoy fine weather, others may need to keep an eye on the skies.

Here's what to expect as we move through Saturday and into Sunday.

Saturday will bring largely settled conditions across much of the UK, with most areas enjoying dry weather and sunny spells. Temperatures will be close to the seasonal average, though it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine, especially where winds remain light. Eastern and southeastern England may see more in the way of cloud at times, with the slight chance of a very isolated light shower.

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Further northwest, conditions will begin to change later in the day. Cloud will gradually build across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, accompanied by patchy rain and a freshening breeze by the evening. Despite this, the day will generally be warmer than Friday, with highs feeling comfortable in the sunshine across much of the country.

The evening will start dry for many with clear spells, particularly across central and southern areas. However, cloud and outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy, will move eastwards across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and northern England overnight. By late in the night, rain will also reach parts of Wales and the southwest.

Clearer conditions with scattered showers will follow into the far northwest. Temperatures will hold up under the advancing cloud and rain, though locally cooler conditions are expected in rural parts of eastern and southeastern England, where lows may dip to 8-9°C.

Outlook for Sunday

Sunday will see a band of cloud and rain continuing to spread south-eastwards, bringing some heavy bursts, particularly over western hills, and a risk of thunderstorms. Ahead of this, southeastern areas will remain dry and bright for much of the day.

Behind the rain, clearer conditions will develop with sunny spells and isolated showers, especially in the northwest. Northern Ireland may see further rain later in the day. Winds will be moderate to fresh, occasionally strong along exposed coasts, but will ease later. Temperatures will remain close to average for early August.

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Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Burkill, said: “A fresh start to the day on Saturday, but a bright one for many away from the far east-southeast of England. Here, a bit more cloud and some showery bursts to start the day. Otherwise, yes, the cloud’s going to bubble up a little bit more as we go into the afternoon, but for many, it’s going to stay fine.

“There will still be some fairly decent sunny breaks around and just one or two showers perhaps to watch out for, but these are going to be pretty short-lived and light if you do catch any of them. Temperatures for many are going to be a few degrees higher than today. We’re looking at highs of around 24°C, 25°C towards the south, so, mid-20s here.

“Further north, high teens or low 20s. So, feeling warmer in that bright, sunny weather that most of us will be getting. Later on, as we go through Saturday night into Sunday, things are going to be turning a bit cloudier from the northwest. There’s that band of rain that’s starting to edge its way in. Sunday itself is going to be a pretty wet day at times because we are going to see that band of pretty intense rain making its way south-eastwards.

“Worth bearing in mind it’s starting dry in the southeast, the rain not arriving until later and turning drier, albeit showery, across the northwest. So this rain doesn’t last especially long, but as it passes through it could be heavy. There could even be a bit of thunder mixed in with it as well. And then that has a knock-on effect on our temperatures. Under the cloud and rain, it’s going to feel pretty fresh. But when you get some brighter, sunny weather, well, it’s going to feel relatively warm because it is still August after all. Then as we go through beyond and that clears away, there’s a quieter spell for a short period of time as we start Monday before Storm Flores arrives.”

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