Occluded fronts over the south east of England bring some more outbreaks of rain, however, elsewhere remains fairly dry with some brighter, sunny spells through the day. Some isolated showers across parts of Wales and south west England through the day, but these clear through rather quickly. – This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 31/05/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00 Hi there, it is the last day of meteorological spring and right on time. Spring showers are
00:07 easing, summer's sunshine isn't far away as high pressure moves in from the west. That
00:14 high pressure will settle things down for most of us but not for all because we've still
00:19 got the influence of low pressure to the east. That's bringing some occluded fronts in from
00:23 the North Sea over the next couple of days and those occluded fronts certainly on Friday
00:26 morning will bring some outbreaks of showery rain, a keen breeze that will feel cool from
00:31 the North Sea and a lot of cloud through the Midlands, East Anglia, the South and South
00:35 East. One or two showers by the afternoon could also develop across the West Midlands,
00:39 parts of Wales and the South West. These will be very isolated and fleeting, not as heavy
00:43 or as prolonged as the recent showery activity. Further north and north west, plenty of dry
00:50 and fine weather, some long spells of sunshine particularly for Western Scotland, Northern
00:54 Ireland, West Wales for example and where we've got those sunny spells, temperatures
00:58 reaching 18, 19, 20, perhaps even 21 Celsius, somewhere like Glasgow or towards the South
01:05 West. Where we've got the breeze from the North Sea and those showers and the cloud
01:10 though, temperatures struggling to reach the mid-teens in some spots could linger at 12
01:17 to 15 Celsius through the day. Now into the evening we're going to see the cloud and those
01:22 showers continue for a time across the Midlands, East Anglia and the South East but increasingly
01:27 clear skies develop across most of the UK. One exception, once again Norfolk, Suffolk,
01:32 Essex, perhaps Kent as well where we'll continue to see some showers coming in from the East.
01:38 Elsewhere, dry, clear, lighter winds compared with the previous night and as a result temperatures
01:44 will fall a bit further. I think widely single figures in the West and for some sheltered
01:50 glens of Scotland, 3 or 4 Celsius. So a chilly start to Saturday for some of us but it won't
01:55 take long for the sun to warm things up and there will be plenty of sunshine for Scotland,
02:00 Northern Ireland, for much of Central and Western parts of the UK. Cloud will develop
02:05 into the afternoon, it's not going to stay blue skies everywhere but it will be mostly
02:11 fine and bright. There's the chance once again of some isolated showers across parts of Wales
02:16 for example, more especially into the far East of East Anglia and the South East of
02:21 England. That combined with the cool breeze and lots of cloud cover from the North Sea
02:26 will once again make it feel on the cool side, mid-teens here but where we've got the sunshine
02:31 and light winds elsewhere, feeling very pleasant. 19, 20, 21 Celsius, perfect start for many
02:38 places for the first day of meteorological summer. Now thinking ahead to the summer months,
02:45 it is a smart move of course to make sure that you are fully prepared for whatever the
02:50 summer may bring whether it's heat waves or heaving rain and you can find plenty of advice
02:55 and tips on the Met Office web pages.
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