Week Ahead 29/01/2024 – A mixed bag this week – Met Office weather forecast UK

Summary

The weather forecast discusses an unsettled week ahead for the UK with some rain, wind and mild temperatures. An area of low pressure on Wednesday will bring very strong winds, especially in the north. More rain follows on Thursday. Friday will be widely windy with mild temperatures. A cold front over the weekend will bring showers and colder temperatures, with wintry showers possible in the north.

Takeaways

• 😀 Mostly dry on Tuesday with some morning drizzle in the East
• ⛈️ Very windy on Wednesday with a deep low pressure passing north of the UK
• 💨 Wednesday will be extremely gusty, 70-85 mph winds possible in the North
• 🌧️ Heavy rain in Scotland on Wednesday, spreading to parts of Northern England and North Wales
• 😐 Temperatures around normal for early February, highs of 10-11°C
• 🌬️ Another windy spell expected on Thursday in northern areas
• 🌧️ More rain likely in western areas on Friday
• 🌡️ Briefly milder on Friday in the east, temperatures into the mid teens Celsius
• 🌧️ Wet and windy weather expected over the weekend
• ❄️ Colder air filtering south later in the weekend, wintry showers possible in the North

Q & A

What kind of weather can we expect this week?

This week we can expect a mix of weather including some sunshine, wet spells, and windy conditions, especially in the middle part of the week.

What weather system brought rain on Monday?

An area of low pressure pushing eastwards across the UK brought significant rain on Monday.

What is the forecast for Tuesday morning?

Tuesday morning will be damp and drizzly across eastern England but the rain will clear away towards the southeast leaving fine, sunny skies for most places.

What is causing the strong winds on Wednesday?

An area of low pressure developing and deepening rapidly as it crosses the jet stream is likely to bring very strong winds on Wednesday, especially across northern parts of the UK.

Will there be snow on Wednesday?

Yes, there could be some snow over mountains in Scotland on Wednesday as a squally front pushes southwards bringing heavy rain and intense snow at higher elevations.

What is the outlook for Friday?

Friday will be another widely windy day with rain likely in western areas while eastern areas stay drier. Temperatures will be mild for the time of year, possibly reaching the mid-teens Celsius in eastern England.

Will it stay mild through the weekend?

No, a cold front is likely to push southwards on Saturday, bringing rain and marking the boundary to colder air that will filter across the UK over the weekend.

Could there be wintry showers this weekend?

Yes, with the colder air there is a risk of some wintry showers, likely across northern parts of the country on Saturday and Sunday.

When will there be more forecast information available?

There will be more detailed forecast information on the particularly windy spell expected on Wednesday across northern areas as we get nearer to the middle of the week.

Where can I find additional weather details?

There will be an in-depth weather discussion posted on the YouTube channel on Tuesday for those seeking more forecast information.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Weather forecast for Tuesday

The paragraph provides a weather forecast for Tuesday. It mentions that an area of low pressure is pushing eastwards, bringing rain on Monday. This will clear away on Tuesday morning, with some drizzle in eastern England at first. Skies will become largely sunny for most places. There will be some scattered light showers in western Scotland. Temperatures will be near or a little below average, with most places in single figures but the south reaching 10-11C.

05:00

🌧️ Potential for very windy conditions on Wednesday

The paragraph discusses a deep area of low pressure developing in the Atlantic midweek. It will track north of the UK on Wednesday, bringing very strong winds, especially across northern areas. There could be gusts over 70mph in places. A yellow wind warning is in place which may be updated. It will be a wet day for Scotland with heavy rain, and rain spreading to northern England, Northern Ireland and North Wales. The rain will ease overnight into Thursday.

Keywords

💡weather

The video focuses on discussing the weather forecast for the coming week in the UK. It provides details on expected rainfall, wind, temperatures, cloud cover, and other meteorological conditions across different regions. For example, it notes that 'Tuesday Morning, some of us particularly across Eastern parts of England getting off to a bit of a damp drizzly start' and 'across Scotland a different story here very wet picture as a squally front pushes its way southwards across Scotland'.

💡low pressure

Low pressure systems or areas of low pressure are mentioned several times. They are regions of the atmosphere where the atmospheric pressure is lower than surrounding areas, and are associated with storms, wind, and rainfall. For example, the video states 'an area of low pressure pushing its way eastwards across the UK' is bringing rain, and later notes 'our attention really turns to an area of low pressure out in the Atlantic this is going to head eastwards towards the UK'.

💡jet stream

The jet stream is a fast flowing air current in the atmosphere, flowing from west to east. As the video explains, when a low pressure area 'crosses the jet stream and moves to the northern the colder side of the jet' it can rapidly strengthen into a storm system, showing the jet stream's influence on weather patterns.

💡wind

Wind strength and direction are discussed frequently, as an important aspect of the forecast. There are warnings of very strong winds especially in northern UK midweek, with gusts potentially over 85 mph. For example, 'Wednesday does look set to be a windy day' and 'we are going to see the wind strengthen again as we go through later Thursday across parts of the north'.

💡rain

Periods and amounts of rainfall are noted across different areas, as rain is expected to be a significant part of the weather picture. For instance, 'outbreaks of drizzly rain' are mentioned on Tuesday morning in eastern England, and 'further rain pushing its way in' to Scotland and Northern Ireland on Thursday.

💡temperature

Variations in temperatures for different regions are provided, as colder and warmer air masses move across the UK during the week. For example, 'temperatures for many likely to just about get into double figures' on Wednesday, but they will be 'picking up a little bit' by Thursday with 'many places likely to be getting into double figures'.

💡cloud

Amounts of cloud cover are discussed as a way to characterize the weather in different areas day to day. For instance, 'increasing amounts of cloud' are expected in Scotland on Wednesday, and 'a lot of cloud around' in western areas on Friday.

💡fronts

Fronts, which mark boundaries between air masses, are mentioned as bringing changes in the weather. For example, 'a squally front pushes its way southwards across Scotland' on Wednesday. Fronts can produce rain and showers as moisture condenses out along them.

💡forecast

The video provides a weather forecast, which is a prediction of expected meteorological conditions over a period of time. It gives the forecast for the coming week across the UK, indicating what weather can be expected day to day in different regions.

💡systems

Weather systems refer to areas of disturbed weather such as low pressure areas and fronts that bring rain, wind, and other effects as they move across an area. The video tracks the progression of various systems like the 'area of low pressure' during the week.

Highlights

Low pressure pushing east bringing rain on Monday, but clearing on Tuesday.

Attention turns to intense low pressure approaching from the Atlantic on Wednesday.

Low pressure will track north, so strongest winds will likely avoid UK.

Wednesday will be very windy, especially across northern UK.

Rain in the north on Wednesday, then the front pushes south on Wednesday night.

Temperatures pick up a bit on Thursday after front passes.

More rain in the north on Thursday, winds strengthening again.

Friday will be widely windy with rain in western areas.

East will be drier on Friday with mild temperatures.

Front brings rain on Saturday, with colder air filtering south behind it.

Risk of wintry showers in the north over the weekend.

Particularly windy spell expected on Wednesday in northern areas.

Low pressure deepening rapidly as it approaches on Wednesday.

Some uncertainty about exact track and intensity of low pressure.

Another system moves in from the west on Thursday but less intense.

Transcripts

hello very good day to you a bit of a

mix bag weatherwise this week yes there

will be some sunshine around but it is

also going to be a bit wet at times and

very windy too particularly during the

middle part of the week but for now as

we go through the rest of Monday into

Tuesday an area of low pressure pushing

its way eastwards across the UK it's

this system that brought the significant

amount of rain some of us saw on Monday

but it's clearing away towards the east

as a result though on Tuesday Morning

some of us particularly across Eastern

parts of England getting off to a bit of

a damp drizzly start outbreaks of

drizzly rain for a time but the cloud

and the drizzly rain does clear away

towards the southeast with then largely

fine sunny skies falling in behind there

will be a scattering of showers for

western parts of Scotland but these are

looking pretty light temperatures for

many while they're going to be near

normal or a little bit below average for

the time of year most places staying in

single figures but towards the South

just about getting into double digits

highs of around 10 or 11 Celsius here

we'll start Tuesday night a little bit

chilly for some places there could be a

few P pockets of frost and some patches

of fog as well but our attention really

turns to an area of low pressure out in

the Atlantic this is going to head

eastwards towards the UK but as it does

so it crosses the jet stream and moves

to the northern the colder side of the

jet as a result it is going to deepen

rapidly and go through something called

rapid cyclogenesis as and so it is

likely to be a pretty deep AA of low

pressure by the time it gets closer to

the UK fortunately it looks like this

low is going to track quite to the north

of us and so whilst there is a bit of

uncertainty as to exactly how deep it is

going to be and uh the exact track it is

going to take it does look like the

strongest winds will avoid us albeit it

is going to be a very windy day

particularly across Northern parts so

yes we wake up on Wednesday morning with

a touch of frost perhaps a few pockets

of fog to watch out for across parts of

England and Wales but a largely fine

start to the day here however increasing

amounts of cloud and then across

Scotland a different story here very wet

picture as a squally front pushes its

way southwards across Scotland bringing

some intense rain for a Time some snow

over the mountains as well and that rain

then pushing into parts of northern

England across Northern Ireland and

North Wales as we go through the

afternoon but it really does ease as it

goes behind that front then blustery

showers feeding in across parts of

Scotland we're likely to see some sleeps

some snow mixed in with these and even

some hail perhaps even a few rumbles of

Thunder too temperatures for many likely

to just about get into double figures

but we do need to watch out for those

very strong winds if we take a closer

look at the winds that we can expect on

Wednesday and here are our gusts and

there's a good chance that we're going

to see gusts of 70 to 80 perhaps in

excess of 85 mil hour across Northern

parts of the UK we do currently have a

wind warning in force and that will

likely be updated as we get nearer the

time because like I said there is some

uncertainty as to exactly how deep that

area of low pressure is going to be but

especially across Northern parts

Wednesday does look set to be a windy

day later as we go through Wednesday

night into Thursday that front then

pushes its way southwards but as I said

it is easing as it goes and then our

attention then turns to another system

that's pushing in from the west but that

doesn't look like it's going to be as

intense as the feature that comes

through Wednesday itself that front then

as we wake up on Thursday mornings

likely to bring a bit of a drizzly wet

start across Southern counties and I

think there's a fair chance that as we

go through the day on Thursday much of

that will clear away across parts of the

Southwest it could stay quite camp and

drizzly through much of the day itself

something a little bit dry for many

other places but across Scotland

Northern Ireland further rain pushing

its way in and whilst many will have

lighter winds than of late we are going

to see the wind strengthen again as we

go through later Thursday across parts

of the north temperatures picking up a

little bit so many places likely to be

getting into double figures but like I

said those winds strengthening across

North Northwestern Parts as we go into

Friday and look at those tightly packed

I bars it's again going to be a widely

windy day wind is coming in from the

west and because of that wind direction

it's Western areas where we're going to

see the thickest cloud and the greatest

chance of rain some significant rain

possible across Higher Ground across

Western Northwestern Parts drier towards

Eastern areas but a little bit of rain

could reach here as we go through the

day a lot of cloud around but again in

the East that's where we have the

greatest chance of some bright or sunny

spells and temperatures are rising and

so if we do get any brighter breaks

towards the east we could see

temperatures quite a bit above average

for the time of year we're talking mid

possibly even high te Celsius so feeling

pretty mild indeed slightly cooler

further west where we have that thicker

cloud and the outbreaks of rain and like

I said it is going to be a widely windy

day some Coastal gals perhaps even a

little bit stronger than that in some

exposed spots we do have mild air then

across us as we go through Friday but it

doesn't last particularly long a frontal

system is likely to push its way

southwards as we go through Saturday

that should bring a spell of rain

perhaps some showery rain following in

behind and also Mark the the boundary

between some colder air that's going to

filter its way southwards as we go

through this coming weekend so this

weekend then we are going to see some

rain likely to push its way southwards

perhaps it could be a bit showery but

could be a bit more persistent for a

time and behind it something colder and

with that then the risk of some wintry

showers across Northern parts as well

we'll have more information on the

forecast for this coming week including

that particularly windy spell on

Wednesday in northern areas as we get

nearer the time and I'll have more

information on our Deep dive which will

be on our YouTube channel on Tuesday

bye-bye