Drier and warmer today across much of England and Wales however, some lingering rain and cloud across Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland may lower temperatures. Some isolated showers in the southwest. – This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 19/07/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good morning to you. We've been talking about it for a few days now but today
00:05is going to be a hot one for some of us, probably the hottest day of the year so far. That's
00:10because we've been dragging in our air from the south which is our hot direction and that's
00:15led to temperatures rising. But not for all of us is it going to be hot because across
00:19parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland there's a bit more cloud here, not as cloudy as yesterday
00:23and drier too, albeit a few spots of rain around. But yes, some bright or sunny spells
00:29quite likely. Some persistent rain pushing into the Outer Hebrides as we go through the
00:33afternoon and here the winds are going to turn quite blustery but across England and
00:37Wales for many here it is going to be largely sunny. Lots of blue skies and with that then
00:43temperatures rising, likely to get into the high 20s, low 30s, somewhere towards the east
00:49south east and even elsewhere, many places getting into the low to high 20s so especially
00:55in any sunshine it is going to feel pretty hot. With that in mind then, with the sunny
01:01skies we do need to be aware that UV levels will be high or very high for some of us so
01:06if you are going to be out in the sun for prolonged periods of time you may need to
01:10take some precautions. As we go through the end of today we are going to see a bit more
01:15rain spilling in across western parts of Scotland and also across Northern Ireland. Perhaps
01:20some outbreaks reaching far western parts of Wales and southwest England too. Staying
01:24dry and clearer towards eastern parts of the UK but elsewhere there will be clouds
01:29spilling its way in. Again, temperatures not dropping a huge amount, another uncomfortable
01:35night for sleeping for some of us. Some places, particularly towns and cities, holding up
01:38in the mid to high teens Celsius so it could be a bit sticky in some places. Through Saturday
01:44itself then, a brighter picture towards eastern areas. Lots of sunshine still here through
01:49the morning, turning a bit cloudier perhaps as we go into the afternoon. Further west
01:53a wetter story. Some persistent rain which could be quite heavy at times across parts
01:58of Northern Ireland, western parts of Wales, southwest England, even western Scotland could
02:02have some heavier pulses of rain making their way through. All the time driest towards the
02:06east and still some sunshine into the afternoon and it's here that we are going to have the
02:10highest temperatures on Saturday. Not quite as high as today but nonetheless high 20s,
02:16possibly low 30s across some parts of eastern England, east Anglia, maybe the southeast.
02:23Farther west, again not as hot as today but still not feeling too bad away from the wettest
02:29weather that's pushing its way in from the west. Now as we go through Saturday evening
02:34and overnight, watch out for the potential for some heavy thunderstorms to affect the
02:37southeast and then that system across western parts is gradually going to make its way east
02:42and northeastwards as we go into Sunday. So then that clears away with then plenty of
02:46showers following across Scotland on Sunday, a drier story elsewhere but markedly cooler.
02:52That being said, with the hot weather that some of us are going to be having, it is worth
02:57to make sure that you are weather ready so find some advice on how to do that on our
03:02website. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.