Met Office Wednesday Afternoon Weather Forecast 22/10/2025

Met Office

22 October - National Afternoon Forecast presented by Honor Criswick

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00:00Hello there, good afternoon. A spell of stormy weather is on its way, but at the moment it

00:04might not feel like it. It's mostly dry and bright out there after a chilly start, and

00:08many this afternoon will see mostly sunny spells. There are going to be some showers.

00:13Northern Ireland, western parts of Scotland, for example, could catch some occasional showers,

00:17perhaps northwest England too, but most it should remain dry, bright, and feeling rather

00:21pleasant in the sunshine, though fairly breezy across the far north of Scotland, so perhaps

00:26feeling a little chillier here, but we will start to see the change in that weather, just

00:30pushing into western areas of Cornwall later this afternoon. Some spells of persistent

00:34rain there. We'll also begin to see those winds pick up, but otherwise temperatures fairly

00:38similar to what we saw yesterday. Highs reaching around 15 to 16 degrees Celsius in the southeast,

00:44feeling that little bit fresher across the north, however. Then later into this evening, we do

00:50have Storm Benjamin. This has actually been named by the French Met services. This will

00:54skirt its way southwards across the UK, eventually pushing into the North Sea, but with it, it is

00:59going to bring some very persistent outbreaks of rain and also some strong winds, so we have issued

01:04some Met Office warnings. Initially, that rain will push into parts of the southwest, skirting its

01:09way eastwards, leading to a very wet start as we head through into Thursday. Some very persistent

01:14and heavy outbreaks of rains pushing into parts of the southeast, also a second band starting to push

01:19into southwest England and southern parts of Wales. And the winds strengths are set to increase,

01:24particularly across parts of the southeast to begin with. Even in land areas, we could start to see

01:29gust speeds around 40 to 45 miles per hour, but the strongest of gusts are really going to be around

01:35those exposed coastal areas. So as we wake up on Thursday, it is going to be wet and it is going to be windy,

01:40particularly across the southern half of the country. Towards the north though, drier, fresher, still some showers

01:46remaining. We do also have another area of low pressure towards the northwest. That's still going

01:50to continue that breeze around areas of Scotland, but there's definitely a north-south split in the

01:55weather as we head our way through into Thursday. Now, the wind strengths are set to increase through

02:00the course of the day. Coastal areas of Wales, parts of southwest England, we could see wind

02:05strengths between 45 to 55 miles per hour. Once again, it's mainly coastal areas that will see the

02:10strongest of winds, but even inland areas, it is set to be a windy day. And also quite a strong

02:14northerly wind through around eastern coasts, a chance we could see 50 to 60 miles per hour

02:20winds here. But in exposed regions, a chance we could see wind strengths slightly stronger

02:25than this. And not only this, but we've also got the outbreaks of rain slowly shifting their

02:29way eastwards, perhaps turning a little brighter across central areas of England, but plenty of

02:33cloud around, likely to be some more showers too. The best of the brightness will be across

02:37western Scotland, perhaps parts of Northern Ireland, but still fairly breezy here with some showers.

02:42And it is going to be feeling much cooler and fresher for all highs now only reaching around 12 degrees

02:48Celsius. So particularly under that rain where we see that brisk northerly wind, it is going to be

02:53feeling chilly. So through into Thursday, we do really need to keep an eye on those winds. There's

02:59still a little bit of uncertainty around the exact track of this storm as it pushes into the North Sea,

03:04but as it does so, it really will intensify through into Thursday. So a big watch point is coastal areas of

03:10eastern England and also East Anglia. As I say, a chance we could see wind speeds of 60, possibly

03:15an isolated 70 miles per hour. So to tie down any trampolines you might have in your garden,

03:21make sure to tie down any loose items. And of course, if you're traveling around,

03:24do take care and keep an eye on any Met Office warning updates through our social media channels,

03:29or you can join us here on YouTube. Bye bye.

03:35Later.

03:35Bye bye.

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