Weather and climate change

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Turning more unsettled through the week.

This Evening and Tonight:

Often cloudy across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with outbreaks of rain. The rain heavy at times in the west. Further south, remaining dry with patchy fog returning to the countryside under any clearer skies.

Thursday:

Widely cloudy in the north and west with rain becoming widespread and heavy by the afternoon. Dry in the southeast with some sunshine, before cloud builds from the northwest later.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Briefly settled Friday morning, ahead of Storm Amy moving in from the Atlantic. Turning widely wet and windy. Windy throughout the weekend too, with a mixture of sunshine and showers.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 1 Oct 2025

To start the period the UK will be in a broadly westerly pattern allowing weak frontal systems to spread in from the Atlantic. Within this we are likely to see further spells of rain or drizzle and strong winds at times, these more likely affecting northern and western areas, but all parts of the UK could see some rain from time to time. Through next week, there is a signal, albeit a weak one, for pressure to build in the vicinity of the UK, with a better chance of more areas seeing some longer drier interludes. On the whole temperatures look to be fairly close to average, though some chilly nights are to be expected at times.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 1 Oct 2025

The latter half of October will probably see a transition to more widely unsettled conditions once more. Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of more places seeing more frequent spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds. Temperatures probably remaining close to average overall, but with a reduced incidence of chilly nights compared to earlier in the month.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 1 Oct 2025