UK weather: Temperatures to rise and sun to return after Bank Holiday Sunday wash-out
'As meteorological summer draws to a close, overall Britons can expect the weather to remain ”fairly warm by day'
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Your support makes all the difference.Britons can expect to put their umbrellas away as brighter skies return later this week.
Temperatures could reach 25C in some parts of the country by the weekend, the Met Office said and while most will see some rain in the coming days, the weather is expected to settle.
The brighter outlook may even continue into next month, long-range modelling suggested.
Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst told The Independent: “The week ahead is fairly decent. Tuesday is mostly dry across the UK with some sunny spells, light winds. The rain across northwest Scotland on Tuesday will slowly sink its way southwards on Wednesday, but it’s a weakening band as it pushes southwards.
“Behind that rain band it’s a sunny day again for Wednesday. There is a risk of some thundery showers across the southeast and London first thing on Wednesday morning. Temperatures again 22C, possibly 23C. And very similar for Thursday.
"Towards the weekend Northern Ireland and Scotland may experience some rain, but parts of the country could see temperatures of 24C or 25C on Saturday and Sunday. As meteorological summer draws to a close, overall Britons can expect the weather to remain fairly warm by day.
“There’s still going to be some chilly nights, but we start to expect that at this time of year. We’re getting to the end of summer. Overall things look fairly dry. There will be some rain at times for everyone but at this stage we’ve got no warnings on for it. The longer term outlook for the next few weeks, there’s good model signals that it will tend to stay fairly settled as we head into September.”
The UK was drenched on Sunday, with south Wales bearing the brunt of the foul weather. Some 40mm of rain fell in Mumbles Head, near Swansea, with a similar volume seen in Cardiff. England’s southwest received about 30mm.
Rain forced the cancellation of the MotoGP British grand prix at Silverstone, with the track’s director Stuart Pringle calling it “the foulest of British weather conditions”.
Revellers were also soaked at the Notting Hill Carnival in London.
In another sign of the expected improvement in conditions, the Environment Agency said the risk of flooding was very low across the UK.
“Local flooding is possible but not expected from surface water in parts of the southeast of England on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption,” it said.
Two flood alerts – meaning residents should “be prepared” – were in force near the eastern River Yar on the Isle of Wight, and on the North Sea coast at Bridlington.
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