Met Office daily weather: Unsettled with spells of rain and breezy conditions
The forecast highlights unsettled weather, with spells of rain, breezy conditions, and a marked north-south temperature divide.
The forecast highlights unsettled weather, with spells of rain, breezy conditions, and a marked north-south temperature divide.
Wednesday will be generally cloudy, with spells of rain affecting northern Scotland. Cloud and rain across southern and central England will move erratically north into Wales and parts of northern England through the day. The heaviest and most prolonged rain is expected in Wales, southwest England, and northern/northwest Scotland. In contrast, the southeast and central southern England may see brighter conditions by the afternoon, with sunny intervals likely through a central slice of the UK, including Northern Ireland, northern England, and southern Scotland.
Breezy conditions are expected for most areas, with the strongest winds in northern Scotland, where coastal gales are possible. Temperatures will be chilly in the far north, while the south will remain mild to very mild, with values widely reaching 14–16°C in southern regions.
Warnings for wind and rain are currently in place, with more likely as the week progresses
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The UK will remain unsettled, with spells of heavy and persistent rain, as well as strong winds. Temperatures will turn cooler in the north, but remain mild in the south until the weekend pic.twitter.com/dLubZxui5m
Cloudy conditions will persist into Wednesday night, with further rain and drizzle, some of which may be heavy and persistent, especially over the northern half of the UK. Scotland and Northern Ireland will feel cold, while elsewhere remains mild. Winds will continue to be strong in the north, contributing to a noticeable wind chill.
Outlook for Thursday
Thursday sees a slow-moving band of rain across Northern Ireland, northern England, and southern/central Scotland, joined by another band of lighter, more showery precipitation, wintry over high ground, moving south across northern Scotland. Brighter conditions with wintry showers will follow for the far north of Scotland. Some rain will also affect southeast England and East Anglia, especially early on, but a drier interlude is expected for many southern areas before further rain returns to southern England by evening.
Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Burkill , said: “A particularly mild start to the day on Wednesday considering it’s mid-November. As we go through Wednesday, we end up with a situation where we have two zones of wet weather. One towards the north and one towards the south and then something drier and brighter in between.
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“Through the day, those two areas of wet weather, they’re kind of sandwiched together, squeezing this dry, brighter zone and making it increasingly small. So, whilst there will be a decent amount of fine weather across parts of Northern England, southern Scotland, Northern Ireland for a time, we are going to see rain spilling its way across again parts of Wales and across the Midlands, having started off across the south and some weather pushing its way further south across parts of Scotland, too.
“Now, as that rain across parts of England, Wales feeds its way further northwards, there will actually be something a bit drier, brighter developing towards the southeast. And with this mild, warmer air that we have across us at the moment, this is going to lead to temperatures rising again. A reasonable chance of 15-16°C towards the south and southeast. So, feeling pretty warm if you do get any of that sunshine.”
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