Monday morning forecast 15/08/22

15 August - National forecast by Simon Partridge

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00:00Hello and welcome to your latest forecast from here at the Met Office and

00:03after what was another hot day for many, we are expecting some cooler conditions

00:07but more unsettled as we head through the next few days. That's all down to

00:11this area of low pressure across the UK and the frontal systems associated with

00:14that will be a focus for some heavy and thundery rain as we move into the new

00:18working week. Overnight tonight we can see some heavy and thundery showers

00:22already across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Those will move southeastwards

00:26into parts of North West England and Wales overnight. Out to where there is

00:30another dry night but very warm and very muggy once again bringing some difficult

00:35sleeping conditions. We already have thunderstorm warnings out for much of

00:38the UK for Monday with the warnings across England and Wales not coming into

00:42force until 10 o'clock in the morning. That's due to this area of thundery rain

00:47gradually making its way eastwards across all parts of the UK on Monday so

00:51bring some locally heavy downpours with some localised flooding possible also

00:55frequent lightning and hail are a possibility. Still very warm down in the

00:59southeast corner where we see temperatures back into the 30s once more

01:02but turning a little bit cooler and a little bit fresher from the northwest.

01:06Through the evening we'll continue to see heavy thundery showers across many

01:10parts of the UK and those will persist overnight and as we head through into

01:15Tuesday as well. With a lot of warnings in force over the next few days it's

01:19worth keeping up to date with the forecast for where you are so follow us

01:22on our social media and I'll speak to you again soon.