Blustery showers for many, with some sunny spells in the north, ahead of onset of a change in air mass, bringing colder temperatures. Strong winds for much of Scotland, with the potential to disrupt transport links. Bands of showers and rain moving south throughout the day bringing those colder winds and clearer skies across much of the south into the evening. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 10/09/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Hi there. The UK's weather is in a particularly turbulent mood at the moment.
00:06Wind and rain for many through the rest of the day, followed by a plunge in temperature.
00:12What we've got is a cold front moving south, that's bringing an area of cloud and outbreaks of rain
00:17around the middle of the afternoon through mid Wales, south Wales, parts of the Midlands.
00:21To the south of that, some patchy cloud and rain.
00:24To the north of that, much brighter skies, some sunny spells for north Wales, northern England,
00:28and Northern Ireland, but also frequent blustery showers.
00:31And the wind picking up strength through the day could cause some issues for north-east Scotland,
00:35particularly on some of the roads, like the A90 for example, and of course the ferry crossings, bridges and so on.
00:4250-60 mph wind gusts through the rest of the day, along with some heavy rain for Orkney and Shetland.
00:48Shetland could see 60-80 mm of rain accumulating.
00:52So, yellow wind and rain warnings in force. Check the latest details on the Met Office app and website.
00:58Now, by the afternoon, or at least by the end of the afternoon, the cloud and rain is across southern parts,
01:03feeling a lot cooler compared with yesterday.
01:05Because of that, 16-18°C and cold winds are starting to arrive in the north, 12-13°C at best for much of Scotland.
01:15But it's going to get colder as those winds from the Arctic set in across much of the UK,
01:20clearing the rain south through the evening.
01:22Clearer skies for many, and lengthy clear spells at that for the south and the east.
01:26But frequent showers continue to roll into the north and north-west of the UK.
01:32Those showers merging to longer spells of rain for north-west England, parts of northern and western Scotland, for example.
01:36But the more persistent wet weather and the strongest of the winds do tend to ease from the far north-east of Scotland.
01:42Nevertheless, it's a cold night. Temperatures widely in the single figures and in some spots mid-single figures,
01:48or even a touch lower.
01:50And the reason for that is a wind direction straight from the Arctic, a long fetch coming in from the north,
01:58and unusually cold conditions for Wednesday and Thursday across the UK.
02:03So we start off Wednesday with a fresh feel, certainly, but plenty of sunshine for the south and the east.
02:09Bright skies, but a lot of clouds developing and a lot of showers coming in.
02:15Most places will see a shower at least or two, but some places will be prone to an awful lot of showers,
02:22especially the north and west of Scotland, northern Ireland, north-west England, north Wales.
02:26Further south with some shelter and, well, I'd say a lot further for those showers to form and to move.
02:35The south coast will be mostly dry, just the odd passing shower later in the day here.
02:40Otherwise, some decent sunny spells.
02:42However, wherever you are, it's going to feel cold.
02:4515 or 16 Celsius at best in the south, 11 to 13 at best in the north,
02:51and in some places temperatures staying in the single figures throughout the day.
02:55It's cold enough, in fact, for some flakes of snow over the tops of the Scottish mountains,
03:00a centimetre or so falling but unsettling, but nothing particularly worrisome at lower levels.
03:07It is, of course, only the beginning of September.
03:10It won't feel like the beginning of September, though,
03:12because of the clear skies and the widespread chill as we start off Thursday.
03:19A touch of frost in places even.
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03:23Bye-bye.