A brief drier spell across many parts of Britain and Ireland greets Tuesday but make the most of it as the next area of low pressure will be sweeping in from off the Atlantic tonight bringing some wet and potentially very windy weather with it. This system in fact looks like it could well become the first named storm of the season – Aileen - but we will be monitoring developments closely today.
It is a bright start to the day across many regions with plenty of early sunshine around. However, there are still a scattering of showers affecting regions exposed to the brisk west/north-westerly winds, some of these still on the heavy side. These showers will become somewhat more widespread for a time today, especially in the north with areas towards the southeast of England likely to remain mostly dry and bright. It won’t last though because as we go through this afternoon cloud will be increasing and thickening up across Ireland and Northern Ireland as the winds back more southerly ahead of outbreaks of heavy rain moving in. Temperatures will end up close to or just a touch below normal for the time of year with maximums ranging from 13°C in the north to 19°C in the southeast.
That rain sweeps eastwards this evening across many parts of the country, heaviest and most persistent over parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, although the far north of Scotland will see more in the way of drier spells. Blustery showers will then follow on from the west overnight but the main feature will be the strengthening winds with westerly gales developing on the southern flank of this low across northern England and down into parts of Wales and the Midlands with gusts in exposed spots exceeding 65 mph which may bring some issues especially with trees still in full leaf. That low then pulls away tomorrow, but may bring some very strong winds to eastern England for a time before leaving a day of sunny spells and blustery showers.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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