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Amber rain warning issued for persistent heavy rain
Amber and Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for rain have been issued for the weekend and Monday, covering northwest England, west and southwest Scotland…
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Flood warnings in force for:
| England | Environment Agency |
|---|---|
| Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |
| Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
UK 5 day weather forecast
Headline:
Heavy rain across the north and west. Drier southeast.
This Evening and Tonight:
Heavy rain edges southeastwards, sitting across the north and west of England and Wales overnight. More warnings inforce. Becoming clearer and less windy with patchy frost in the northwest and Northern Ireland. Southeast England mostly dry but cloudy. Milder here.
Monday:
Rain, sometimes heavy will persist across the north and west of England and Wales on Monday. Brighter, fresher with a few showers further northwest. Mostly fine still across southeast England.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Rain across southern England will ease to leave a mostly dry, bright day on Tuesday. Overnight frost. However, further wet and windy weather affecting most areas on Wednesday and Thursday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.
Updated:
High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.
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