Wednesday afternoon forecast 31/05/23

31 May - National weather forecast presented by Craig Snell.

Transcript

00:00Hello there, welcome to your latest weather forecast on The Met. As we head into the new

00:04season of summer, the weather certainly looks like it's going to remain fairly similar with

00:08high pressure remaining in charge. For Wednesday afternoon, we've got plenty of cloud across

00:12many central parts of England, eastern England into Wales. The hope is some of this will

00:17burn away as the afternoon goes on, but really best of the sunshine reserved for parts of

00:21Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of north-western England too. So where we do see the sunshine,

00:26temperatures responding could potentially see highs reaching 25 or 26 degrees in parts

00:31of western Scotland, but especially along the eastern seaboard of England where that

00:35cloud remains stubborn and combined with an onshore breeze, temperatures really struggling

00:40only reaching around 14 or 15 degrees. But if you do see the sunshine, do be aware that

00:45the sun is pretty much as strong as it gets across the UK this time of year, so high levels

00:50of UV across a lot of the country, potentially even very high across the very far south coast

00:55of the country. And pollen levels, always bad news across England and Wales, moderate

01:00to high levels of grass pollen. Not quite into the grass pollen season just yet for

01:05Northern Ireland and Scotland, so here pollen levels remain low. So having a look at this

01:10evening, plenty of late sunshine across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and north-western

01:14England. Elsewhere, cloud will gradually spread its way westwards as the night goes on. Still

01:19thick enough at times to be used for a few spots of rain across the very far north of

01:23Scotland, but under the cloud cover, temperatures not falling much lower than around 8 to 10

01:28degrees. Could just see a touch of ground frost across parts of western Scotland and

01:32Northern Ireland in the clearest skies. But here, we'll see plenty of sunshine from the

01:36word go tomorrow, a pleasant start to the day. Could just see a few mist and fog patches

01:41first wing, but they will quickly burn away. And the low cloud across many parts of England

01:46and Wales will just gradually move its way back towards the North Sea as we go towards

01:51lunchtime. So I'm hopeful by the afternoon, a lot of the UK will see plenty of sunshine,

01:56but probably along the North Sea coast of England especially here, probably remaining

02:00quite dull. And combined with that onshore breeze, another chilly one here, temperatures

02:05only reaching the mid-teens. We're further west, again into the low 20s. Then having

02:11a look at Friday, a rinse-repeat performance really, after a cloudy start across parts

02:16of England and Wales. The cloud will return towards the North Sea, giving a pleasant day

02:20for a lot of the country. Best of the sunshine always across the west. And here, we'll see

02:25the highest temperatures reaching around 22, 23 degrees in places, but out towards the

02:30east, still feeling quite chilly for the time of year. Well, if you want more information

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02:39website. But that's all from me for now. Take care. I'll see you again soon.