Tuesday afternoon forecast 18/07/2023

18 July - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern.

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00:00Hi there, a damp day for many today with a few showery days coming up and then more damp

00:05weather at the weekend. The changeable July weather continues for the time being. Across

00:11the UK, it has been a bright start for Scotland, for eastern and southern parts of England,

00:15but we've seen this rain arrive across Northern Ireland, into western fringes of Northern

00:20England, southern Scotland and across Wales. And through the afternoon, that rain just

00:25sticks around, heaviest and most persistent across parts of south-east Northern Ireland,

00:30south-west southern Scotland. It pushes towards the central belt by the end of the afternoon

00:35and it's going to be damp across Northern England, outbreaks of rain for the Midlands,

00:38into parts of East Anglia and Wales, turning more showery here by the end of the day. But

00:43the brightest skies will be across the far south and south-east of England, where it

00:48will largely stay dry and temperatures will reach 22, possibly 23 degrees. A cool day

00:53but a brighter day there for northern Scotland, albeit with some heavy showers affecting

00:58especially parts of the Highlands and Grampians. A brisk breeze for the far north, but the

01:03showers tend to ease into the evening and they'll just continue around some exposed

01:08northern coastal areas. Meanwhile, the rain across these central parts slides away into

01:12the North Sea, dribs and drabs will remain across parts of Wales, northern and eastern

01:17England for some time and also all these areas of cloud. Well, that will keep temperatures

01:22a bit higher compared with recent nights, 15, 16 Celsius in the south. Scotland, Northern

01:27Ireland seeing the coolest conditions, single figures in some shelter spots as we start

01:31off Wednesday. Still some showers going across northern Scotland by dawn and parts of Northern

01:37Ireland, those showers feeding in on a north-westerly breeze. Meanwhile, the outbreaks of rain that

01:42we start the day with across central and eastern England, well they also turn to showers and

01:46then by the afternoon really it's just a case of sunny spells and showers. But the heaviest

01:50and most frequent downpours will be across eastern parts. The brightest and driest weather

01:54will be across south-western parts, in fact parts of south-west England, Wales largely

01:59dry by the afternoon and faring well in the sunshine. Average temperatures for the time

02:05of year 22, 23 Celsius. High teens in the north, still continuing to feel cool on that

02:11brisk north-westerly breeze for northern and western Scotland in particular. Then into

02:16Wednesday evening the showers tend to fade away and then with clear skies overnight and

02:20this cool north-westerly airflow, well it's going to be a cool night. Temperatures fairly

02:25widely in rural spots in the single figures by dawn on Thursday and mid-single figures

02:31in places at that. But Thursday is another day of sunny spells and showers, likewise

02:36on Friday before more unsettled weather returns this weekend.