Met Office Saturday afternoon weather forecast 20/07/2024

20 July - National weather forecast presented by Honor Criswick.

Transcript

00:00Hello, good afternoon. Well, after a taste of summer to end the week, things are turning

00:04more unsettled from the west, though it is introducing a fresher feel to our weather

00:09as well. And the reason for this is that we have an area of low pressure drifting in from

00:13the Atlantic and moving into western parts of the country. So this means quite a damp

00:18start across the west for many of us and some quite heavy downpours along this area of rain,

00:24particularly across Devon and Cornwall and parts of Wales. So do take care if you're

00:28out and about as there's likely to be some spray on the roads and some areas of standing

00:32water. To the far east, though, plenty of hazy, sunny spells, though we might start

00:37to see some showers break through that cloud across East Anglia. These could turn heavy,

00:42perhaps even thundery by the time we reach the afternoon. And it's across East Anglia

00:47where we hold on to those hotter temperatures as well that we saw in the week. Highs of

00:5229 here, some slightly lower temperatures elsewhere, though it is still going to be

00:55feeling quite muggy under that cloud and under that rain. Into the evening, then we

01:02will start to see a few still of these heavier downpours of rain, though it is generally

01:06fizzling out through the course of the evening, which means a largely dry night towards dawn.

01:11It's still a fair amount of cloud around, a few drips and drabs of rain and drizzle

01:15across central and southern parts of the UK, but clearing up across Scotland and across

01:20Northern Ireland, just with a few showers feeding into the west. But where you see those

01:24clearest skies, that is where it's going to be feeling cooler, a little bit fresher,

01:28but under those cloudier skies, another sultry night to come. Through for the second part

01:34of the weekend, then that rain will clear the far northeast and it will generally brighten

01:39up after a cloudy start and a largely dry day. Plenty of sunny spells around, few showers

01:44feeding in still across western parts of Scotland and quite a wet afternoon on offer across

01:49Northern Ireland as we introduce the next area of rain from the west. Now, temperatures

01:54as you can see, a little bit down compared to today, particularly across the far southeast.

01:58However, where you catch the sunshine, it will still be feeling pleasant and warm. Quite

02:03changeable week ahead, so don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never

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