Met Office Tuesday afternoon weather forecast 21/05/2024

Tuesday 21 May - National weather forecast presented by Annie Shuttleworth.

Transcript

00:00Good afternoon. Clouds will build to allow a risk of thunderstorms and some slow moving

00:04heavy showers for some of us through this afternoon. And there are weather warnings

00:07in force across parts of western Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and southwest of England.

00:12And we could also see some heavy showers developing across southeastern areas of England as well

00:17later on this afternoon. So quite a lot of rain could fall in a short period of time

00:22that could lead to some travel disruption. Take a closer look at our website and app

00:26for more details on those warnings. Low clouds going to continue to affect eastern coasts

00:30of northern England, eastern Scotland as well. So temperatures will be a little below par

00:34here for much of the day. And most of us will see temperatures a couple of degrees cooler

00:39than yesterday. However, across the far northwest of Scotland, temperatures could still climb

00:44into the low 20s with the best of the sunshine here. Heavy showers will continue through

00:49this evening, particularly across the southwest of England, parts of Wales. And we could see

00:53those heavy showers lingering across the southeast of England as well. But it's overnight.

00:58We start to see this mass of rain arrive from the North Sea, and that's going to become

01:02a much bigger feature throughout the course of Wednesday. So some very heavy and persistent

01:05rain to come on Wednesday. But for most northern areas, it will turn a little bit drier through

01:10the night. But there's going to be quite a lot of cloud around. So temperatures will

01:12be held up. So another fairly mild start to the day on Wednesday. But sunshine is going

01:17to be a lot more limited than it was this morning. That heavy rain across the east is

01:22as a result of this low pressure moving in from the east. We've got frontal systems

01:26wrapped around that. Those frontal systems are likely to push further west than we were

01:30expecting yesterday. So a more widely wet day is on the cards for Wednesday. Some very

01:35heavy and persistent rain to come. Let's watch as that rain moves northwestwards through

01:40the day on Wednesday. So after a fairly dry and bright start across the far north of Scotland,

01:45it will turn much cloudier and wetter through the day. There are warnings in force for some

01:49very heavy and persistent rain. So further travel disruption is possible for many northern

01:54areas of the UK, potentially into central areas as well. There will be some brightness

01:59across the south coast, but also a risk of showers. Temperatures a little bit higher

02:03across the south coast, but for most of us, a little below average for the time of year.

02:07So it's going to be an unsettled and fairly cool couple of days. Some very heavy rain

02:11to come with warnings in force. So it's important to keep up to date with the forecast. And

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