Met Office daily weather: A blustery start to Tuesday

Tuesday begins on a blustery note for many parts of the UK.

Tuesday begins on a blustery note for many parts of the UK. Rain will continue to move southeast across England and Wales, clearing by mid-afternoon, although there is a chance that rain may return to southwestern areas later in the day. Scotland will see a second area of showery rain, with precipitation still falling as snow over the mountains. These showers are expected to become more organised by the evening.

Elsewhere, sunny spells and showers will be frequent along windward coasts, while other regions will enjoy brighter intervals. Temperatures will be near normal for most areas, but it will remain cold in the north of Scotland and the Northern Isles. As Tuesday night approaches, the north will experience a cold night with air frost, while much of England and Wales will see temperatures in the mid to locally high single figures.

Outlook for Wednesday

Wednesday will bring further showers and some longer spells of rain, with some of this rain expected to be heavy, particularly affecting parts of Scotland. A band of rain will also persist across the southern half of England and Wales, slowly clearing to the southeast as the day progresses. In between these areas of rain, there will be plenty of dry and bright weather, with these drier and clearer conditions becoming more widespread by the end of the day.

It will remain windy across parts of the north, and temperatures will be near normal in the south but slightly below average in the north. By Wednesday evening, many regions will see improved conditions, with the risk of rain diminishing and clearer skies developing.

Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, said: “We start off Tuesday with a real mixed bag across the UK. We've got plenty of showers into Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland. Again, some upland snow for Scotland and further showers for the south of England. Perhaps some more prolonged rain coming along later. But in between, plenty of sunshine, particularly through Wales, the Midlands, Easter, and England.

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“And with the winds more of a south-westerly, it's going to be less cold compared with the weekend. 16°C in the south, 12°C to 13°C for many other places. Then we go into Tuesday evening with those showers continuing. A blustery wind for western Scotland, Northern Ireland as well in particular. And those showers becoming more prolonged, heavier at times as well.

“We've got this more prolonged area of rain towards the south to watch out for. And going into Wednesday, well, it's another similar picture with areas of showers, more prolonged rain at times as well.”

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