All of a sudden the weather has become very disturbed across many parts of Britain and Ireland with another low pressure system moving in today hot on the heels of Storm Ali who brought winds gusting in excess of 75 MPH across some northern and western regions which in turn resulted in damage and disruption. Today's system will initially be all about the rain, but as it deepens as it tracks eastwards so a period of gales are possible across central and eastern regions later tonight.
Back to this morning and outbreaks of rain are affecting many central and western parts of England and Wales with only southeast England starting mainly dry. It stays dry in the southeast for much of today with some sunny spells developing but further to the north and west it will be increasingly wet with some heavy and persistent rain expected across Wales and northwest England by this afternoon, the rain perhaps extending into parts of Northern Ireland and southern Scotland later on. Otherwise for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland it will be a bright and less windy day although showers will affect the far north and northwest where they could be heavy. Temperatures will be on the warm side of normal in the southeast with maximums of 20°C to 22°C, but for many places highs will be in the range of 14°C to 18°C, coolest in the north. Winds will be lighter too, but they will start to freshen up in the southwest again later.
Those winds continue to strengthen tonight with a risk of gales developing across southern and, later, eastern regions. The rain will extend to many areas during the course of the night with clearer conditions and a few scattered showers following on into the west and southwest. Tomorrow sees the last of the rain clearing northern and eastern regions and then many places will be rather cool and windy with showers breaking out, these mainly in the north and west. This takes us into a cool and fine start to the weekend for many, but by Sunday another Atlantic low brings the risk of heavy rain and severe gales.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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