Met Office Sunday afternoon weather forecast 11/08/2024

11 August - National weather forecast presented by Kathryn Chalk.

Transcript

00:00Hello. Plenty of warm sunshine out there today, turning hot and humid tomorrow with the risk

00:06of thunderstorms, especially in the northwest. Looking at the bigger picture, we've got an

00:10area of higher pressure across the UK, a deep area of low pressure towards the west, and

00:15this is helping drive south and southeasterly winds, drawing up some hotter air from the

00:20south. But we do have frontal systems moving in, and this will carry the risk of some thunderstorms

00:25through Sunday night and into Monday, especially across the northwest. But back to the rest

00:32of today, many places seeing plenty of sunshine. It's been a slow start in the south, but the

00:37cloud should gradually lift and break, maybe just seeing a legacy of some cloud across

00:42parts of the Midlands and across the south as well. We may just see some coastal fog

00:47lingering here. But elsewhere, many places are staying dry with some warm sunshine. In

00:53the north, highs of up to 22 degrees across parts of Scotland. But further south, feeling

00:58hotter and more humid with highs up to 29 degrees. Now, as we go through Sunday afternoon

01:05and evening time, many places seeing some late evening sunshine. A breeze is going to

01:09be picking up, especially across the southwest and into parts of the Irish Sea. And then

01:14we'll start to see thunderstorms breaking out, moving their way north and eastward.

01:19So at first we could see some in the west, but the greatest risk is going to be across

01:24Northern Ireland and then later into northeastern England and across Scotland. So we do have

01:30some Met Office weather warnings in force for those. So expect some frequent lightning,

01:35some gusty winds and some torrential downpours as well. As well as that, it is going to be

01:40an uncomfortable night for sleeping. Temperatures are possibly not even dropping below 20 degrees.

01:46So a warm and muggy night to come. Now, through Monday morning, we've got this band of thundery

01:53showery rain moving its way north and eastwards during rush hour across parts of western Scotland.

01:59Thunderstorms ahead of that as well. So some disruption is possible from this frequent

02:03lightning hail as well as some strong gusty winds and some torrential downpours. That

02:09then clears its way north and eastward, so turning brighter across parts of Scotland

02:13into the late afternoon and dry across Northern Ireland as well. Elsewhere, many places are

02:19seeing a good deal of sunshine, but the odd isolated thunderstorm can't be ruled out,

02:24especially across parts of the south and east of England. It's also going to be quite breezy

02:30across the north, but turning fresher here once that rain has cleared through. But further

02:34towards the south, a very hot and humid feel to the day with highs up to possibly 34 degrees.

02:43So take care if you are out and about through tomorrow, feeling a little bit cooler the

02:47further west that you go. So as we go through Monday evening, that rain continues to clear

02:54its way northwards, many places seeing a dry end to the day. We may just see a few showers

03:00skirting the southeast, but again, still quite a warm night to come. As we go through Tuesday,

03:06still holding on to some heat in the southeast, but then turning more changeable with outbreaks

03:10of rain and temperatures returning to average. I'll see you soon. Bye bye for now.