Met Office Monday Afternoon Weather Forecast 19/01/2026

19 January - National weather forecast presented by Annie Shuttleworth

Transcript

00:00Good afternoon. Well, the weather is bringing a decidedly grey feel to this Blue Monday,

00:05but I think the lucky few of us will see some sunshine. We've got a southerly wind,

00:09so that means more north-facing coasts will see some brighter spells. Parts of northern Scotland,

00:14north Devon, parts of Wales as well, the far west and north of Wales, will see some brightness.

00:19But I think for most of us, it's going to be a cloudy day, quite a damp day as well

00:24across many western areas into northern Ireland, central areas of Wales, down across the south

00:28coast as well. And this cloud here across central and eastern parts of England will be quite thick.

00:34We could see mist and fog lasting for much of the day. So pretty grey afternoon to come,

00:40unfortunately. And temperatures, not much to say about those, to be honest. Eight or nine degrees

00:45is around average for the time of year. And despite any brighter spells across the north,

00:49temperatures across northern Scotland struggling to get above zero. So pretty fresh day for these

00:54areas. But it will remain bright for many northern areas into this evening. However,

00:58as the night goes on, that band of rain will continue northwards, pushing into parts of Scotland

01:03and northern England. It will become drier behind that across Wales and central England as well as

01:08northern Ireland. But the winds will also start to pick up. So that should pick up the cloud. So we're

01:14not expecting too much in the way of mist and fog to start Tuesday. And we're not expecting too much

01:19frost either because of those strengthening winds. Just the far north of Scotland could potentially see a

01:24touch of frost by tomorrow morning. So a bit of a drier start to the day for more central and

01:30western areas. But it's not going to last all that long as this area of low pressure pushes in

01:35from the west, bringing with it strengthening winds. We do have a wind warning in force for

01:39western areas. But ahead of this area of low pressure, it will be actually a pretty dry and

01:45bright day, albeit fairly breezy. But actually, some sunny spells coming and going through much of

01:50the day. Certainly a brighter day on Tuesday compared to today for many eastern areas. But across

01:57the west, a pretty unsettled end to the day. The winds are really going to start to pick up into the

02:02afternoon. Let's have a closer look at those wind gusts. You can see a spell of 60 to 65 miles per

02:08hour winds will affect many western areas through Tuesday. And as we're still recovering from storm

02:13Goretti across parts of Devon and Cornwall, we could see some further disruption here. And then

02:18those strong winds actually move into parts of eastern Scotland. And as that area of low pressure

02:22pushes up, these areas will also see some fairly heavy rain. And it's rain that becomes the focus

02:28as we head towards the end of the week. We could see some impacts, particularly across eastern areas

02:32of Scotland. So please stay tuned to the forecast. And why not check out our full week ahead forecast

02:37with Alex later today on YouTube.