00:00Hello again.
00:01It was a fine sunny and warm end of the weekend for many of us and if you're after any rain
00:05in the week ahead then you're likely to be fairly disappointed with the dry theme set
00:08to continue.
00:09I wanted to start by showing you this satellite image though, taken earlier on Sunday.
00:13Have you noticed that the sky has been fairly hazy at times over the last few days, the
00:17sun and the moon having a slightly different colour to it?
00:21Well, part of that reason is due to some Saharan dust and smoke that's been in the atmosphere
00:25across the UK.
00:26We've had some very severe fires across parts of Portugal and Spain in recent days and this
00:31layer here is actually smoke that's been drifting northwards across France and into parts of
00:36the UK.
00:37The white here out towards the west is actually clouds.
00:40So we are likely to see somewhat hazier skies at times over the next few days and any rain
00:45that does fall could even bring some of that smoke and particles down to the surface so
00:49the cars might turn a bit dusty for example in the next few days if you do see any rain.
00:55But it is set to stay dry and high pressure is going to dominate through much of the week
00:59ahead.
01:00Maybe the odd spot or two of rain in a few showers courtesy of these weather fronts across
01:03the far south and south-west on Monday and Tuesday.
01:06Otherwise though high pressure is set to bring a dry week for all of us.
01:10But back to Sunday evening then and it's a sunny and warm end to the day for many of us but
01:15out towards the east we have got more in the way of cloud and as we go through Sunday
01:19evening and into the early hours of Monday that cloud is going to spread its way gradually
01:23westwards across the UK perhaps even bring the odd spitting spot of drizzle at times in
01:29place mainly over the high ground.
01:31But that cloud will act like a blanket so temperatures aren't going to be falling particularly
01:34low tonight.
01:35Most towns and cities for example staying at around 14 to 16 degrees Celsius so a milder
01:40night to come compared to last night.
01:43The breeze will ease across the south-west of England as well but here we could just see
01:47one or two showers later in the night and certainly through the daytime on Monday there's the
01:51potential for the odd heavier shower for Cornwall and even the odd rumble of thunder
01:55as well.
01:56Otherwise it will be a dry day.
01:57That cloud generally tending to slowly break up as we go through the course of the morning
02:02into the afternoon but I fancy across parts of the Midlands and more especially north-eastern
02:06parts of England and around the coasts of eastern and northern Scotland it could stay
02:10grey for most of the day and if that is the case then temperatures will be suppressed
02:14and it will feel quite cool particularly on North Sea coast just 17 degrees for example
02:19in Newcastle so feeling fairly chilly here.
02:22Otherwise though with the best of the sunshine temperatures reaching the mid-20s in some places
02:26and certainly feeling very warm indeed where you do see that sunshine.
02:30Still a few showers around through the afternoon into the evening for south-west England and
02:35maybe south-west Wales as well but generally dry for most places through Monday night and
02:39into Tuesday that cloud on North Sea coast will once again spread its way slowly south-westwards
02:45into more central and some western parts of the UK by the morning on Tuesday so once again
02:50it's not going to be a particularly chilly night temperatures in most towns and cities
02:54at least staying up in the teens Celsius.
02:57But it does mean that Tuesday will once again begin on a fairly cloudy note.
03:02Some breaks in the clouds so some sunshine for many western areas for example Northern Ireland,
03:06parts of Wales in particular but once again we'll see that cloud but more persistent out towards
03:12the east there's still the chance of a few spits and spots of drizzle at times more especially
03:16across north-eastern parts of Scotland where we could see some slightly more persistent rain
03:21for a time and there'll still once again be a chance of some showers across south-west England
03:25and maybe the extreme south of Wales as well potentially even the odd heavier bursts with the odd rumble
03:30of thunder.
03:32The highest temperatures on Tuesday a bit more displaced towards the south where skies brighten
03:36through the afternoon so the mid-twenties once again should feel pleasantly warm indeed
03:40but overall quite a bit cooler compared to over the weekend elsewhere.
03:45Temperatures down quite a notch across parts of Scotland just 17 to 20 degrees and if you
03:50are on some of those North Sea coasts it will feel fairly chilly with highs just 17 or 18 degrees
03:55Celsius.
03:57So if you're interested to know just how long this dry spur is going to last and whether there's
04:00change on the way for the bank holiday weekend then do make sure you're following us on our
04:04social media channels but that's everything from me and I'll see you again very soon.
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