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• Cold, windy and unsettled week ahead

  above 200 metres, particularly in Scotland, with some low-lying areas seeing 2-5 cm. Hail and lightning are also possible, mostly across northern and western Scotland. The South West is likely to see strong winds on Tuesday night with the chance of gusts of up to 60 mph.  These strong winds

• A cold start to the week

  on Monday, elsewhere, strong winds, heavy rain and hill snow will move into northwestern areas.  Wintry showers of rain, sleet, hail and snow will then follow from Tuesday. Towards the end of the week there are now signs of some less cold weather, reducing the likelihood of frost, ice and snow

• Fresher weather on the way for all

  is quite likely, and for a few unlucky spots, large hail, flash flooding and strong gusty winds, all leading to difficult driving conditions.” The thundery showers will clear overnight before fresher air, already over Scotland and Northern Ireland, gradually replaces the hot air in the southeast

• Glasgow Storm 15 January 1968

  central and western Scotland during the early hours. By dawn much of the persistent rain across southern areas had cleared away south-eastwards to leave behind a scattering of showers, some of which were on the heavy side with hail and thunder especially across western Scotland. Showers continued

• Thunderstorms for some, but sunshine for many

  : “Scattered showers and thunderstorms will bring heavy downpours for some areas through the afternoon and early evening. Some of these will be slow-moving with lightning and hail. Not everyone in the warning area will experience this, but those who are caught in a shower may see 20-30mm of rain

• Wet and windy picture continues

  there is a chance of impacts both from rainfall and strong winds. Persistent rain feeding into eastern part of northern England in particular, sees the risk of some surface water flooding. There is also the potential for some heavy and thundery showers, which could be slow moving in places with a risk of hail

• Eskdalemuir Storm 26 June 1953

  western Scotland and Northern Ireland developed elsewhere across northern and western districts and some of these became heavy with hail and thunder at times. Showers and thunderstorms continued across some northern and western parts of the country during the afternoon but for southern and eastern

• Amber rain warning issued

  as well as the northeast of Northern Ireland. A thunderstorm warning has also been issued for the south coast of England.While many places will remain dry, scattered showers are expected to develop through Wednesday.  Where these do develop, they are likely to be heavy at times, with a risk of hail

• Highest Wind Speed 13 February 1989

  sunshine, but showers as well, reached all parts by early evening. In the north there were heavy showers with hail and thunder with snow over the Scottish mountains. Temperatures were well above average again everywhere but most places had a very windy day with gales or severe gales even storm force

• Longest Tornado Track 21 May 1950

  these became violent and heavy with hail and at least three tornadoes being spawned. Widespread flooding was reported and one tornado left a trail of damage stretching 65-miles, the longest track of a tornado ever recorded across the United Kingdom. Thunderstorms continued into the evening across