Yesterday was a showery day across many parts of Britain and Ireland with some locally torrential downpours, hail and thunder all being reported from some places. More of the same can be expected today thanks to low pressure remaining slow-moving close to the west.

Although many regions are dawning dry and bright this morning, showery outbreaks of rain are affecting parts of central and northern Scotland whilst scattered showers are feeding into south-western coastal regions. The showery rain across Scotland will become confined to the far north today and this leaves much of the rest of the country with a good scattering of showers breaking out. The showers will once again turn heavy at times with hail and thunder, and some longer spells of rain will affect parts of Wales and southwest England. Once again, not everywhere will see the showers with some places getting away with a dry and bright day with sunny spells. Temperatures will be similar to those of yesterday, ranging from 12°C to 15°C in the north and 16°C to 18°C towards the south, but feeling cooler in the showers and associated brisk winds.

Bands of showers look set to circulate around that low tonight with clear spells in-between but it won't be a particularly cold night anywhere with temperatures holding up. We then do it all over again tomorrow with widespread showers developing, and perhaps some longer spells of rain towards parts of the south and southwest of England and Wales.

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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