Met Office Wednesday Afternoon Weather Forecast 17/07/2024

17 July -  National weather forecast presented by Alex Deakin.

Transcript

00:00Hello. A fine day for most today. A hot spell for some coming up.

00:06This is the view from space. First thing, we did have some mist and fog patches across

00:10South Wales, southwest England. They're clearing away. The thickening cloud across the northwest

00:14will bring some showery rain to western Scotland and the west of Northern Ireland during the

00:19day. But for many, as I said, it's a fine day. Cloud is now bubbling up, so it's not

00:24blue skies far from it. But generally dry and bright. The sun will come out at times

00:29and that will lift the temperature. It's certainly going to feel a bit warmer than

00:32it has done for most of this July as temperatures get up into the low 20s, maybe up to 24 degrees

00:38across the southeast. The thickening cloud will continue to move into Northern Ireland

00:43and western Scotland this evening. A bit more showery rain coming in here. And as we go

00:48through the night, that rain is likely to pep up a little bit. Some heavy bursts coming

00:52in, particularly for the west of Northern Ireland and the far west of Scotland during

00:56the early hours. May see a few showers getting into the northwest of Wales, but for most

01:00places across England, Wales, southern Scotland, eastern Scotland, it's a dry night, quite a

01:05warm night. Nothing too oppressive, but certainly quite a bit warmer than many nights have been

01:12through July so far. On to Thursday's details. And again, for most of England, Wales, it

01:17is a fine day, a little bit warmer than today as well. There will be some thicker cloud

01:21across west Wales, northwest England and a few showers in the morning. A different day

01:25there for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Certainly for Northern Ireland, rain on and off for

01:29much of the morning. It may ease off a little through the afternoon. Some heavy bursts of

01:33rain in western Scotland early on. Again, it should ease a little, but staying pretty

01:37damp here for most of the day. A few showers likely in southern and eastern Scotland, but

01:43mostly in the morning. I suspect much of the afternoon will be dry, but fairly cloudy.

01:47It will be a cloudier day to the northwest of England as well. But further south and

01:52east after some early morning mist and fog, perhaps we'll see plenty of sunshine. And

01:56that's going to lift the temperatures widely into the mid-20s, 28s likely in and around

02:00the London area. Quite a bit cooler, though, for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures

02:05here 18, 19, maybe a touch lower than that's where that rain persists on the west coast.

02:10And it's still there during Thursday evening. Maybe a few more showers just drifting over

02:14northern England and into north Wales, but much of the south and east will stay dry and

02:19fine. And that's thanks to this area of high pressure, which tries to hold on into the

02:23weekend, but eventually it gets worn down by weather fronts moving in from the Atlantic.

02:29And that's where we'll head as we go through into Sunday. Some uncertainty about the timing

02:33of the change, but certainly if we rewind the clock, high pressure allowing the temperatures

02:38to build through Friday and probably into Saturday as well. But this weather front will

02:44eventually usher in some cooler conditions by the time we get to Sunday, but certainly

02:49some high temperatures across eastern England during Friday and Saturday. More details on

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