Weather and climate change
UK video forecast
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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:
Sunshine and showers. Blustery, with gales in the north.
Today:
Most areas will have a much brighter day than on Tuesday. However, outbreaks of sometimes heavy showery rain will affect Scotland, and scattered showers are possible elsewhere, especially this morning. Still mild, though rather blustery, with gales in the north.
Tonight:
A dry night with clear periods across central and southern areas, allowing isolated fog patches to form. Cloudier and remaining windier in the north, though rain dying out across Scotland.
Thursday:
After a bright start for many it will gradually cloud over from the south and west. Outbreaks of rain will feed eastwards across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Mild, though windy.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Rain will clear eastwards on Friday to leave brighter skies, though with blustery showers in the northwest. Turning unsettled over the weekend. Winds strengthening, and rain developing in many areas.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The current unsettled spell of weather is likely to continue through much of next week. Further spells of rain are expected, likely to be heavy and prolonged at times, particularly in the west and northwest. Some drier spells of weather are also likely, these most reliably across southeastern parts of the UK. Often windy, especially in the north and west where there is potential for a spell of very strong winds to develop for a time early next week. Generally mild with any overnight frost patchy and mainly in the north. There are signs that conditions may become less disturbed heading towards the Christmas period, with the potential for high pressure to build bringing drier conditions, with the risk of overnight frost and fog patches increasing.
Updated:
Changeable conditions are likely to give way to slower moving weather patterns through this period, however the detail remains highly elusive. This means that whilst outbreaks of rain and showers remains probable at times there will also be drier interludes, which may be more prolonged than of late. Some spells of strong winds are possible but in the drier periods frost and fog becomes likely. On balance temperatures will likely be near normal with any snowfall most likely in the north over higher ground.
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