Showers moving into western regions today. These could be heavy and thundery in places, particularly towards the southwest. This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 11/05/2025. Presented by Jonathan Vautrey.
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00:00Hello there, a very good morning to you. After yesterday's widely dry and sunny start to
00:05the weekend, there is a chance of a touch more rain around today, courtesy of a few
00:10weather fronts that are lingering, one towards the far north west of the UK, a nowhere that's
00:14being brought in by this area of low pressure towards the south. Despite that though, winds
00:19moving in an anti-clockwise direction around the low means that we're dragging in a south-easterly
00:24breeze and some very warm air from parts of continental Europe.
00:28Nevertheless though, we are already starting to see the presence of some showers down
00:32towards the south-west, moving from the Channel Islands up to areas of the west country. Part
00:36of Wales and the West Midlands could also see some showers developing into the afternoon,
00:40potentially on the sharp and thundery side in places. The afternoon will tend to turn quite
00:45cloudy for Northern Ireland with some outbreaks of rain, a few showers for Northern and Western
00:48Scotland as well, but elsewhere managing to stay dry with a good amount of sunshine still
00:53and temperatures really responding to that with highs of 25, maybe 26 degrees Celsius in
00:58inland. While it's a little bit cooler out towards the coasts where we do have that
01:02breeze coming in off the North Sea. Nevertheless, the sunshine is going to be strong. Where we
01:07see the orange colours here, that's where we have high UV levels expected today. Moderate
01:12UV levels out towards the west where there is that touch more cloud around, but certainly
01:16skin protection is advised if you're going to be in that sunshine for prolonged periods of
01:20time today. As we head throughout this evening and overnight, we'll continue to see these showers
01:25coming in from the south and the west. Again, potential that they will be thundery in nature,
01:30certainly some heavy downpours continuing. Our easterly breeze out in the North Sea, though,
01:35is going to provide some quite low cloud for the far northeast of England and the eastern areas
01:39of Scotland as well. So it will turn a little bit misty and murky here. Temperatures, though,
01:44mostly on the mild sides, ranging between 10 and 14 degrees Celsius across Northern Ireland,
01:50England and Wales. Just a little bit cooler where we have the clearest of skies up towards
01:54northern areas of Scotland. The cloud along eastern coastal districts here will gradually
01:59burn back as we head into the morning period, but it could linger for the Northern Isles for a good
02:04portion of Monday. Nevertheless, inland and mainland areas of Scotland managing to see a decent amount of
02:09sunshine. The showers will continue their way northwards throughout the day. There is an
02:14uncertainty in regards to exactly how widespread these showers could occur, but certainly they'll
02:19still bring the risk of thunder, lightning and some hail in there as well. Rain is needed
02:25after a very dry spring so far. However, these showers are likely to be short, sharp and provide
02:31those torrential downpours that will run off very quickly off the dry ground that we currently have,
02:37and that could lead to some localised impacts that it's worth taking care of and staying up to date
02:41with the latest forecast as we head into Monday. Nevertheless, we still have that very warm air in
02:47play, so highs again are 25, 26 degrees Celsius, maybe even that little bit more widely during the
02:53day. The area of low pressure that is bringing in these showers will eventually retreat its way back
02:58towards the south, and that allows high pressure to build in again for the middle of next week. So
03:02things generally settling down once again, and there'll be plentiful amounts of sunshine to enjoy as we head
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03:11Otherwise, enjoy the rest of your day. Bye-bye.