As autumn begins, England and Wales face a muggy Sunday with potential thunderstorms. The South will be particularly sticky, while northern Scotland enjoys the best sunshine. Monday brings sunshine and scattered showers.
We mark the beginning of meteorological autumn, with the weather today in a mixed mood, much like it's been throughout much of the summer. August, for example, saw parts of East and North East England having their driest August for 21 years. In complete contrast, much of the North West has been wet, with parts of Cumbria seeing more than twice their average monthly rainfall.
September is beginning on a thundery note, with the best of the sunshine today over northern Scotland. It'll be humid over England and Wales, especially in the South.
A warm front is bringing increasingly humid air to England and Wales from the South, turning it more unsettled, with a grey, misty start for many. We have already seen isolated sharp showers in the East overnight, with another band of showers moving through the East Midlands into northern England this morning. Further showers and thunderstorms approaching the south coast, giving local torrential downpours, will also move North across the country today, although not everywhere will see them.
A thunderstorm watch has been issued by Netweather for today.
Northern Ireland and southern Scotland will see more cloud than yesterday. Here too, some showers, locally heavy, could break out, but they should be fairly well scattered, with the best of the sunshine further North. Where the sun comes through across England and Wales, it'll be hazy, quickly lifting temperatures in the humid conditions. The thermometer could reach a 'sticky' 27 or 28C towards the South East where it brightens, despite an East or North Easterly breeze, with 19 to 24C a more general figure. Across northern Scotland, it'll be fresher with 14 to 18C more likely here.
Humid, showery and misty for most, with patches of hill and coastal fog. The showers will continue to be heavy in places, with thunderstorms 'rumbling on' into the early hours, chiefly in central and eastern areas, although not everywhere will be affected, with some places staying dry in a very mixed night. The far North of Scotland and the Northern Isles should continue to be mainly dry, with Northern Ireland, particularly towards Donegal, turning wet.
Winds, mostly light, will be from an easterly quarter, with temperatures falling no lower than a very humid 17 or 18C towards the South East, making it uncomfortable for sleeping. Even further North, you're unlikely to fall below 13 or 14C, with the far North closer to 10 or 11C where you're likely to see the best of any clear spells.
On Monday, don't be surprised if some eastern areas see heavy rain or even a thunderstorm on the way to work, but these showers in the North and East should eventually clear through the day. It'll then feel somewhat fresher with just scattered showers, before Atlantic systems bring further rain to Northern Ireland after dark. The remainder of the week should see it turning drier with some sunshine, especially in the North and West.
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