Issued: 0900 Thursday 11th August 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Low pressure moves in next week bringing heavy showers

After yet another heatwave and lengthy dry weather, we are about to turn the corner into a more mixed and unsettled pattern. Next week will bring showers, heavy and likely thundery for some, longer spells of rain as well as cooler temperatures.

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Sunday 14/8/22
Mist and fog is looking rather prominant across coastal areas of Scotland and northeast England during the morning, some of it taking much of the morning to clear. Rather cloudy generally across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland with scattered showers, some locally heavy and thundery. Meanwhile, much of England and Wales looking to stay mostly dry with sunny spells, though showers developing and pushing northwards by evening. Another muggy and hot day for many with highs at 23 to 34C.

Monday 15/8/22
Low pressure has moved in and this will see showers develop widely across the country, some likely to be heavy and thundery, although locally hit and miss, moving around slowly under light winds. Still very warm, but temperatures easing back with more cloud cover. Highs 23 to 30C, cooler in the far north.

Tuesday 16/8/22
Showers are expected to develop widely across Ireland, Wales and central, southern England on Tuesday, heavy and likely thundery for some. Drier and brighter and fresher across northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland where there will be more of a breeze. Highs at 20 to 29C for most, low teens across northern Scotland.

Wednesday 17/8/22
Another day of scattered showers developing as the day progresses. Likely to be a mostly dry morning then wetter in the afternoon. Main focus of the heavier showers is across central and southern England as well as Wales, while further north and through much of Ireland stays largely dry. Highs at a cooler 16 to 24C, though still perhaps mid 20s in the southeast.

Thursday 18/8/22
Another sunshine and showers day, some likely to be on the heavier side and perhaps thundry once again. Cloudier skies and longer spells of rain are expected across western areas. Highs at 17 to 24C.

Friday 19/8/22
A weak front clears eastern areas of England first thing on Friday to see a largely dry and fine day with sunny spells developing for most. Highs at 18 to 25C.