Week ahead – Heavy rain and signs of Spring
Heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday will affect much of northern Britain and Met Office warnings are in place. Later this week it will be much drier and for some it will turn very mild. Alex Deakin has the latest.
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00:00Hello. Welcome to your weather for the week ahead from the Met Office.
00:03The mild theme will continue through the rest of this week.
00:07And for some, it's going to get very mild, especially midweek.
00:10For some, though, it is also going to be very wet, particularly
00:13on Tuesday and Wednesday.
00:15But for all parts of the UK, the end of the week
00:18looks an awful lot drier and brighter as well,
00:21with some sunshine coming through.
00:23Let's take a look at the bigger picture.
00:25It's low pressure nearby, sitting out in the Atlantic.
00:28But these weather fronts getting thrown towards us,
00:31a tangle of weather fronts bringing
00:33heavy and persistent rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
00:35And notice the ice abuts just huddling up there.
00:38That's always a sign that the winds are going to get lively.
00:41So Tuesday will be a wet and windy day
00:44for much of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
00:46We have weather warnings in place
00:48for both the wind and the rain.
00:49Also, that rain turning heavy and persistent
00:51over parts of northwest England.
00:53And for midday, we have amber warnings
00:55in place across parts of Scotland,
00:57especially the hills, the southern uplands,
00:59southern parts of the Grampians and the Highlands,
01:01where we could see over 100 millimetres of rain.
01:04For details on those weather warnings,
01:06visit our website or download the app.
01:08Some of that rain will extend into parts of North Wales
01:11as well.
01:11But for most of England and Wales,
01:13Tuesday is going to be dry.
01:14We'll hang on to some sunny spells across East Anglia
01:17and the southeast.
01:18There will be a gusty wind, very blustery in the northwest.
01:21But it's bringing mild air, double digits
01:24almost across the board and some places up into the teens
01:27where we see some sunshine.
01:29The rain should start to ease as this weather front just
01:32wriggles its way away from central Scotland
01:35during Wednesday.
01:36Always some uncertainty when you have
01:38these waves on these weather fronts.
01:39But the isobar is just opening up a touch as well.
01:42So still quite gusty on Wednesday, but not as windy.
01:46And certainly north of the central belt,
01:48the rain should be easing somewhat.
01:49But still some patchy rain over southern Scotland,
01:52northwest England, and parts of Wales to contend with.
01:55Again, much of eastern England looking dry
01:57and temperatures even higher.
01:59Look at that, 16, 17 is possible.
02:03Looking a lot drier too for Northern Ireland on Wednesday
02:05with some good spells of sunshine.
02:06There will be blustery showers in the far northwest.
02:09That weather front is still around on Wednesday
02:12into Thursday, but weakening all the while.
02:14The isobar is continuing to open out.
02:17So the winds will be dying down somewhat.
02:19But question marks about exactly where
02:21the cloud and rain lie from that weather front.
02:23It looks like it could be a bit of a damp day
02:25across parts of southern England and south Wales,
02:28but a much drier day for northern England.
02:30Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing sunshine
02:32and blustery showers on Thursday.
02:34Some of those showers could be on the heavy side.
02:36Temperatures could still get into the teens
02:38across the southeast, but it is starting to turn cooler
02:41as that weather front clears away,
02:43bringing slightly fresher air, but still double digits
02:45for many is above average for this time of year.
02:48And then here comes high pressure,
02:50just gradually building up from the southwest.
02:53That will bring for many parts of the UK a fine Friday
02:57and probably lasting into the weekend.
02:59Notice there are some weather fronts near northern Scotland,
03:02so some patchy rain is possible here.
03:04This kind of range, there's always some uncertainty
03:06about the position of those weather fronts,
03:08but the potential for a bit of rain in the far north.
03:10But most places on Friday set fair, dry and fine
03:14with sunny spells and temperatures
03:16once more on the rise up into double digits or beyond.
03:20That high pressure should hang on into the weekend as well.
03:23Although again, that weather front just to the northwest
03:26may bring a bit more cloud and rain here at times,
03:29but generally high pressure bringing a much drier end
03:32to the week.
03:33And so although at night it could still be quite chilly,
03:36it is still February after all,
03:37it will be fairly mild by day.
03:39It looks like into the weekend,
03:40especially where we see some sunshine.
03:43For the very latest though on those weather warnings,
03:46make sure you check out the app, the website,
03:48and make sure you're following us on social media.