Cloudy across most of England and Wales on Friday morning with showers or longer periods of rain, this heavy and possibly thundery in places🌧️
Sunnier across Scotland and also Northern Ireland at first and brightening up in southern counties of England⛅
Outbreaks of rain, some heavy and thundery mainly affected southern areas on Thursday
There was also some warm sunshine, especially in the north
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Cloudy across most of England and Wales on Friday morning with showers or longer periods of rain, this heavy and possibly thundery in places🌧️
Sunnier across Scotland and also Northern Ireland at first and brightening up in southern counties of England⛅
A coronal mass ejection has arrived from the sun recently
As a result the aurora might be seen tonight where skies are clear, especially across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible this evening in a zone from East Anglia across the Midlands and into Wales
Largely cloudy and cool south of this area with some late sunshine in Cornwall
A fine evening to come further north but low cloud in some eastern regions
Carrying warm water northwards into the Atlantic, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (which includes the Gulf Stream) means that Europe is milder. Our scientists have been monitoring AMOC for 20 years in our changing
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Making plans for the May Bank Holiday weekend?
There's uncertainty in the details but changeable weather is likely with showers at times. Drier periods can also be expected and in any sunshine it will feel quite warm🌦️
Here's a look at the
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day by day👇
The warmest day in May came in 1944 when temperatures reached 32.8°C 🌡️
The UK’s sunniest May saw an average of 266.9hrs of sunshine in 2020 ☀️
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As we head into the Bank Holiday weekend there is still some uncertainty around the exact details of the forecast.
Find out more in our latest news release 👇
Gloomy and chilly this afternoon in south Wales and southwest England but much warmer for northwest England, Northern Ireland and western Scotland📈
Glens in the northwest Highlands could reach 23 °C today whilst eastern coasts of Scotland struggle to get into the teens Celsius
Some warm sunshine in northern areas this afternoon but a gusty wind in places and feeling cool on east facing coasts
Cloudy and cool in south Wales and southern England with thunderstorms likely breaking out on this boundary from East Anglia through the Midlands to Wales ⚠️⛈️
Did you hear any thunder last night? ⚡
Several thousand lightning strikes were recorded across France and southern Britain
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⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Thunderstorms across parts of Wales, North West England, the Midlands, East Anglia and South East England
Today 1200 – 2359
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Conditions are looking mixed ahead of the bank holiday weekend, with low pressure bringing rain but there will be warm temperatures where the sun is shining
Watch our latest 10 Day Trend with Alex to find out more 👇
Plenty of heavy rain and thunderstorms are currently being seen across the southern counties of England and Wales this morning ⛈️
Did you hear any rumbles last night?