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Wet and windy conditions arrive tonight in southwestern areas, with these conditions pushing in across much of the country by tomorrow breakfast time. Winds picking up especially for Wales and the South Wes. A zone of sunnier weather may appear across the Midlands mid-morning, but otherwise wet. Later on, the band of rain is expected to dissipate but thundery showers across Wales, the Midlands and eastern areas pep up and continue into the evening. This is the Met Office UK weather forecast for the evening of 05/06/2026. Bringing you today's forecast is Alex Deakin.
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00:00Hello again. After a largely fine Friday comes a rather soggy and surprisingly windy Saturday,
00:07all thanks to an area of low pressure that's been intensifying out in the Atlantic.
00:11It's stopped intensifying, but it's still going to bring us a spell of wet and unseasonably windy conditions,
00:17particularly around the south and the eastern side of this low,
00:21as the gusts of wind pick up over South Wales and southwest England through the night.
00:25We can see the wet weather also moving in during the evening into Wales, southwest England.
00:30A few showers ahead of this zone of rain, and that wet weather will spread across Northern Ireland pretty much
00:36before midnight,
00:37then into parts of southern Scotland, across the Midlands, and into most of England by the time we get to
00:42dawn on Saturday morning.
00:44And the wind's, as I say, really picking up in this zone over South Wales and southwest England.
00:48Some very strong gusts, unusually gusty for this time of the year.
00:51With the wet and windy weather, it won't be a cold night, quite a mild night across the southern half
00:56of the UK.
00:57Some clearer skies across Northern Scotland may allow temperatures to dip down to single figures for sure,
01:02but it does mean actually parts of the Murray Firth, Caithness, Sutherlands, the Northern Isles dry and bright
01:07for a good part of Saturday morning with some sunny spells.
01:10Could see a zone of sunnier weather appear over parts of the Midlands, North Wales, southeast England,
01:15after starting off quite wet.
01:17But it's these winds, as I said, accompanied by some heavy downpours over South Wales and southwest England
01:23that are, you know, just a cause for concern.
01:25If you've got big events planned on Saturday, then these winds really could be quite significant and may cause a
01:31few issues.
01:32So the wet and windy weather will continue to spiral around the area of low pressure, the first band of
01:37rain,
01:38easing off a little bit as it approaches southern Scotland, northern England.
01:41So it may not be too wet here.
01:43In the south, there's some heavy thundery showers possible, particularly over Wales,
01:47but also Northern Ireland could see some lively downpours through the afternoon,
01:51suddenly moving through some hail and thunder mixed in here.
01:55Parts of South Wales, southwest England stay blustery, but I'm hopeful here.
01:59I think most of the downpours will be clearing through come the afternoon into the evening.
02:03So we should see some late sunshine, but it'll still feel cool with the gusty winds.
02:07Most places struggling to get up to average for the time of year, might sneak up to 18 or 19
02:12in the east
02:13in the sunny spells between the showers, but everywhere feeling cooler with the winds,
02:18which remain quite lively, quite gusty.
02:20Still some heavy downpours to clear from Northern Ireland through the evening.
02:23Northern England, down into the Midlands, could see some pretty intense rain showers for a time on Saturday evening.
02:29So bear that in mind if you are heading out.
02:31It all tends to clear away out into the North Sea and it's generally becoming a bit calmer and a
02:36bit drier
02:36as we go through the early hours of Sunday morning.
02:39But then for Sunday itself, there's another weather system approaching
02:42and it's, again, going to bring some fairly gusty winds.
02:46This time more likely across Northern Ireland and Western Scotland.
02:49Certainly that's the strongest winds are likely to be on Sunday,
02:52but still quite breezy around the west coast of Wales and southwest of England after a brief lull.
02:56Some heavier rain again, as you can see, these brighter colours.
03:00So parts of southwest Scotland, northwest England, Northern Ireland, seeing the heavier rain on Sunday.
03:05Whereas much of eastern England stays dry, we should see some sunshine as well.
03:09And it's going to be a bit warmer in this zone as well.
03:11With a bit more sunshine, with lighter winds, we'll be feeling quite a bit warmer.
03:1421, 22 is possible.
03:16Whereas in the west, with a brisk wind and outbreaks of rain, we are, again, looking at 15 or 16
03:22Celsius.
03:22Fairly mixed picture as we head into next week as well.
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