Met Office Evening Weather Forecast 17/07/24 - A dry but cloudy night for many
Some outbreaks of rain across Northern Ireland and western Scotland through the evening and overnight, with the odd shower of northern Wales. Elsewhere will remain largely cloudy with some clear spells in the south – This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the evening of 17/07/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Deakin.
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00:00Hello again. It's been a chilly July so far, but finally a bit of heat. But it is
00:05just a bit of heat, with some places not seeing it and others seeing temperatures
00:10get over 30 degrees for the first time this July. High pressure dominating to
00:14the east, low pressure systems and weather fronts trying to push in from
00:17the west. It's a classic battleground and the closer you are to the high
00:22pressure, the sunnier it's likely to be and the higher the temperatures are
00:26going to be as well. So we do see that warmth building over the next couple of
00:30days, but as these weather fronts try and push in, they will eventually bring
00:34something a bit cooler back in from the Atlantic, although not really until the
00:38second half of the weekend. Okay, let's bring it back to these weather fronts
00:42and the clouds coming in during Wednesday evening, thickening across
00:45Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. Outbreaks of rain just spreading in here.
00:50Through the early hours, that rain likely to turn a bit heavier across Northern
00:54Ireland and the west coast of Scotland. The odd shower coming into North Wales,
00:57North West England, but most of England, Wales, Southern and Eastern Scotland
01:02staying dry for the start of Thursday. A bit of mist and fog possible in the south
01:07this time of year. That mist and fog tends not to stick around too long, but it could
01:11be there for an hour or two after dawn. And it will be a fairly warm night, but
01:16warmer nights are to come. And it's not going to be fine and sunny everywhere
01:21during Thursday. Far from it, in fact. We've got that battleground with a high
01:25pressure dominating, bringing sunshine across the eastern areas. The weather
01:29fronts bringing cloud and rain for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Dull and
01:32damp day for Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. There will be some
01:35showery rain for Central, Southern and Eastern Scotland in the morning, but I
01:39think that should tend to peter out. So, much the afternoon dry and we should see
01:42some sunshine across the far northeast of Scotland, the Murray Firth for example.
01:47A bit more cloud compared to Wednesday across North West England for sure. The
01:51odd shower possible here, but for most of England and Wales it will be a fine and
01:56sunny one. And close to that high pressure, that's where the highest
01:59temperatures are going to be. Into the mid-20s quite widely across Central and
02:03Eastern England, 28 in and around the capital. Whereas it will be a cooler day
02:07for Scotland and Northern Ireland because there's more cloud and because
02:11of the outbreaks of rain, which will continue to peter out during Thursday
02:14evening. Still pretty damp across Western Scotland. The odd shower across Northern
02:18England, but for most it will be dry and fine as we head into Friday. But that
02:23warmer air is in place, so it is going to be quite a warm night certainly compared
02:27to many through July, with temperatures in some urban areas likely to stick in
02:31the mid to high teens. That will lead into a hot day on Friday for the
02:37Midlands and Eastern England. Again, some mist and fog and there will be more low
02:42cloud around these western coasts. So it could be quite grey and murky on some of
02:46these coasts. The odd little bit of rain is possible here, but generally a drier
02:50day on Friday for Northern Ireland and Western Scotland until that next
02:54weather system comes in. That will be bringing some rain to the Western Isles
02:58by Friday afternoon. For the bulk of England and Wales, hazy sunshine and even
03:03higher temperatures. Likely to get up to 30, possibly even 31 in and around London.
03:08And again, for much of England and Wales, temperatures well above average into the
03:11mid-twenties. A warmer day on Friday for Scotland and Northern Ireland compared to
03:16Thursday, even here slightly above average. But feeling cooler as this rain
03:21comes in late in the day. And that will mix things up a little bit for the
03:25weekend. For more details on the longer range, make sure you check out our 10-day
03:30trend forecast that's available on our YouTube channel.