Thursday evening forecast 06/07/23
6 July - National weather forecast presented by Jonathan Vautrey
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00:00Hello there. As we move towards the end of the week, we are retaining that rather unsettled
00:05theme we've had of late. Low pressure out in the Atlantic will be pushing its way into
00:10north-western areas of the UK as we move throughout Thursday evening and overnight. Those isobars
00:15really squeezing together to provide some unseasonably strong winds for Northern Ireland
00:20and parts of Western Scotland. Potential for gales along some coastal areas of Northern
00:25Ireland and Scotland throughout this evening. So do just take care if you have any outdoor
00:29plans or are planning to travel at all. These strong winds will be accompanied by some heavy
00:35outbreaks of rain as well, pushing their way from Northern Ireland up into Scotland through
00:39the overnight period, turning things certainly rather wet and damp. Further towards the south
00:44and east, we will stay drier. High pressure just about clinging on and the winds will
00:48also be lighter here. Might be light enough for the odd mist and fog patch to form across
00:53some very far southern counties of England. Generally, temperatures across England and
00:58into areas of eastern Wales will drop down to around 11, 12, maybe 13 degrees Celsius.
01:03A bit of a slightly fresher night here, but increasingly underneath the cloud that we've
01:07got building into parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, the humidity will also be rising
01:12and it might just start to feel a touch muggier in places as well. So pretty damp start for
01:18Northern Ireland and Scotland. First thing on Friday, outbreaks of rain continuing to
01:22begin with, but it will start to dry up a touch as we head into the afternoon, the cloud
01:26beginning to break up and a bit of brightness wants to poke its way through. There is also
01:31the potential for some heavy showers to develop for Northern Ireland as we head into the afternoon,
01:36the potential for some odd rumbles of thunder in the mixture as well. But for much of England
01:41and Wales, once some of that early cloud does lift its way off, there'll be plenty amounts
01:46of sunshine throughout the day and it will be quite pleasant if you are in for some very
01:51warm or hot weather because the winds now coming up from a southerly direction are feeding
01:56in some particularly hot conditions from continental Europe. So temperatures really
02:00responding, climbing to highs of 28 to 29 degrees Celsius across parts of South, South
02:06East England. Still relatively warm across the north as well, but obviously held back
02:11a touch by some of the cloud around, but still 20, 22 degrees Celsius is possible. As we
02:17head into Friday evening, we'll continue to see a good amount of evening sunshine for
02:22England and Wales, but actually the cloud across Northern Ireland and Scotland also
02:25continuing to break its way up. So Friday evening looking like a pretty decent period
02:29of time for many of us into the early hours of Saturday morning, the cloud just beginning
02:33to build its way back in from the southwest. Again, some showery outbreaks of rain again,
02:37a few showers pushing their way into Northern Ireland, but much of Scotland down into central
02:43eastern areas of England, holding onto clear intervals throughout much of the night, even
02:47if it is a touch breezy around in places for all of us, though, we are now all in that
02:52southerly warm feed of air and it's going to increasingly make it feel humid and muggy
02:57for all of us. Towns and cities holding up around 16, 17 degrees. Some places, particularly
03:02across the southeast, may hold up around 19 close towards 20 degrees Celsius. So it really
03:08will be slightly uncomfortable for sleeping for some of us. During Saturday daytime, our
03:14attention does turn to this band of showers off in the southwest, and that is associated
03:19with a cold front. And we're increasingly going to watch that push northwards as we
03:24head throughout the day. The timing of this cold front is quite critical in terms of the
03:29rest of the forecast throughout the day as well. Along it, there will be some heavy outbreaks
03:34of rain, possible turning into thunderstorms as we head into the afternoon. They may provide
03:40some torrential downpours, large hail and also frequent lightning in places at this
03:46stage. Perhaps parts of southeast England pushing into areas of northern England, southern
03:51Scotland, perhaps the greatest chance of seeing those early on in the afternoon. But they
03:55could also rumble on into the evening time as well. Potential for some disruption to
04:00plans where they do develop. The thunderstorms will be hit or miss throughout the day, though
04:04not everyone is going to see them. So it certainly is worth keeping up to date with the forecast.
04:10That boundary line that the cold front brings is also quite critical in terms of our temperatures
04:14throughout the day. Areas to the north and east of this band of showery rain will hold
04:19on to the very warm, humid conditions. Potential for 30 degrees Celsius across some parts of
04:26eastern England, even parts of northern Scotland, helping due to a fern effect with the winds
04:32seeing 26, 27 degrees Celsius in places. Further towards the southwest, though, behind that
04:38cold front, we are going to start to feed in some slightly fresher, slightly cooler
04:42air. So whilst it could be a quite humid and muggy start for Northern Ireland, Wales, southwest
04:47England, temperatures may just drop off a touch as we head into the afternoon and late
04:52evening period. And it does just turn that bit more fresher. It is certainly worth keeping
04:57up to date with the full forecast as we head into the weekend. Some details that we do
05:01still need to iron out. But we'll have all the latest on our social media channels and
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05:11will be back very soon. Bye bye.