Week Ahead 01/04/2024 – Wet and windy weather to come – Met Office weather forecast UK
This week the weather will continue to be unsettled with multiple low pressure systems to the southwest of the UK, each bringing wet and windy weather with some sunny spells and showers to follow. Bringing you this week’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00 Hello there, welcome to your latest week ahead forecast. The video behind me may sum up the
00:06 week ahead but there will be some sunshine and temperatures on the rise as well. So if
00:10 we take a look at the jet stream, it is just to the south of the UK at the moment but as
00:15 we head through the week it starts to increase in strength and drive weather systems towards
00:19 us as well. Just notice this dip in the jet stream by Friday, it does mean low pressure
00:25 systems will be anchored to the west and south west of the UK bringing wet and windy weather.
00:30 If we run the pressure sequence through for the week ahead we can see that too. So looking
00:35 at the details, Monday into Tuesday after a showery day, low pressure systems generally
00:39 still in charge but just notice how widely spaced the isobars are. So it does mean through
00:46 into Tuesday morning we do have some mist and fog patches through the central zone first
00:50 thing, some dry weather too. But as we go through the day we can see a scattering of
00:54 showers developing, there will be some sunny spells too. The showers not quite as heavy
00:59 as Monday. Cloud and rain still affecting parts of Scotland though lighter compared
01:04 to Monday as well. And then later on in the day weather system bringing some stronger
01:08 winds and patchy rain towards the south west. In terms of temperatures on Tuesday, quite
01:14 widely getting towards the mid teens, 16, 17 Celsius possible where we do see any prolonged
01:20 spells of sunshine. Cooler still though across northern parts of the UK, Northern Ireland,
01:24 Scotland here 9 to 11 Celsius, Northern Scotland colder than this with a north easterly breeze.
01:31 Then into Tuesday night and into Wednesday this low pressure system continues to push
01:37 its way north eastwards. So the winds just starting to increase a bit, more cloud and
01:42 rain pushing its way northwards too. So if we take a look at the details we can see Wednesday
01:48 morning plenty of cloud, outbreaks of rain across the country pushing northwards. Some
01:53 of this will be heavy at times, the risk of some of it turning thundery into the afternoon.
01:58 Behind it some drier weather pushing into the south, a scattering of showers here. Again
02:03 Northern Scotland probably seeing some brighter skies ahead of this rain. And temperatures
02:08 under the clouds 9 to 12 Celsius across the north of the UK, again the mid teens towards
02:13 the south. As we head into Thursday, well all eyes to the south west again. The next
02:19 area of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic. Perhaps a little more showery in nature but
02:25 still quite breezy particularly across the south and west of the UK. Looking at the details,
02:30 Wednesday's rain continues to affect first thing across parts of Scotland, some hill
02:35 snow for a time too but that starts to clear out the way. And then the next weather system
02:39 pushes showery rain north eastward, some rumbles of thunder in there too. Brighter skies also
02:45 following on behind but plenty of sunny spells following with some showers. Temperatures
02:50 just a little higher, 16 possibly 17 Celsius on Thursday and again the signs of the next
02:56 weather system moving in to the south west. So it is very unsettled and changeable. Looking
03:02 at the end of the week, some uncertainties with how low pressure systems set up but it
03:06 does look like as we move into Friday the next system pushes in some wet and windy weather
03:12 spreading its way north eastwards across many parts but also dragging in some warmer air
03:18 too. So quite a disruptive possible start to a Friday morning, some showery outbreaks
03:23 of rain which will be heavy at times. This brightening up from the south west moving
03:27 into the afternoon. Sunny spells, scattered showers and quite windy too but the winds
03:32 coming in from the south drawing in some warm air. So England and Wales, temperatures 16,
03:37 17, possibly 18 degrees. Still some chilly air holding on across northern parts of Scotland,
03:43 9 to 12 Celsius here. And then looking at the picture as we move towards the weekend,
03:51 well remains unsettled. Further areas of low pressure moving in. Some uncertainty with
03:55 the exact details but some wet and windy weather is likely in places particularly across the
04:00 west. So it is worth staying up to date with the forecast as the week progresses. But as
04:06 I mentioned, overall further unsettled weather is expected. There will be some outbreaks
04:11 of rain at times but away from the rain we will have some sunshine and as the April sunshine
04:17 gets to work some heavy showers too. But it will feel fairly pleasant where it does remain
04:22 dry. See you again soon.
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