UK Weather Warnings Rain: Heavy Showers and Unsettled Conditions Expected Across Britain
The UK faces a wet and blustery weekend, with the Met Office issuing warnings for rain and potential travel disruption across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Saturday will bring a band of persistent and locally heavy rain sweeping across eastern Northern Ireland and much of Scotland.
As the day unfolds, this wet weather will creep into Wales and western England. Further east, conditions are slightly brighter, though thick pall cover will limit sunny spells, leaving only occasional light showers.
The Met Office has issued two unheroic rainfall warnings. The first covers eastern Northern Ireland from 7 am to 7 pm on Saturday, and the alternate applies to western Scotland between 8 am and 1159 pm on the same day.
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Rain in eastern Northern Ireland between 0700 and 1900 on Saturday
Rain in western Scotland between 0800 and 2359 on Saturday
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The rain will be accompanied by breezy winds, particularly in areas entering the heaviest cloudbursts. Temperatures will hang around or just below the September normal, with cooler readings under the rain.
South-east England may see a milder sense, with highs reaching 18 to 19 °C. Saturday night will see rain mopping across northern and eastern Scotland, as well as central England, which remains fairly mild.
In discrepancy, western areas will witness clearer, cooler skies, though many showers are still possible.
Chilly conditions are anticipated in western and north-eastern regions once the rain clears, raising the threat of lawn frost or indeed localised pastoral air frost, particularly in Northern Ireland and Wales.
Outlook for Sunday
Sunday brings continued rain and showers over Scotland, gradually moving north but lingering in the Northern Isles.
Further south, Northern Ireland, England, and Wales will see scattered bands of rain interspersed with brighter spells.
Winds will generally be light, though northern Scotland will remain breezy. Temperatures will stay around average, keeping the unsettled conditions into the start of the new week.
Met Office presenter Alex Burkill warned: “An unsettled start to the day across Northern Ireland. Wet and blustery. Heavy rainfall totals are building up as we go through the day.
Heavy rain is also pushing into parts of western, southwestern Scotland in particular. Now, we do have a couple of warnings out.
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Rainfall totals, especially across southwest Scotland, could be looking at around 60 to 70 millimetres in perhaps the wettest spots, and a lot of that will be coming in just 3 to 6 hours.”
And as a result, that could lead to some impact, some localised flooding, some travel disruption, and spray on the roads. That’s going to be a bit of an issue as we go through tomorrow.
“Also, some of that rain is feeding into parts of Wales and the far southwest of England, but much of England is actually staying largely dry.
A few showery spots here and there, but a lot of dry weather around and a decent amount of sunshine across eastern parts.
Actually, across eastern areas, it’s going to be markedly sunnier, brighter than it will be today. And that will be represented in the temperatures, feeling a bit warmer.”
Temperatures are up a couple of degrees across parts of the east than today. But further west, well, it’s going to feel quite unpleasant at times as that rain pushes through.
But worth bearing in mind that across western parts of Northern Ireland, actually, the more persistent rain will have started to clear by the time that we get to the afternoon.
“Looking ahead to Sunday, and that front does sweep its way through all the time across southern areas. Not really seeing a huge amount of rain, but it could actually be lingering for a little while on Sunday across parts of the far southeast.
So, a bit damp here. More wet weather as well across parts of Scotland. In particular, the wraparound of the front brings some outbreaks of rain and a few gusty winds as well to the northern parts of Scotland.
Elsewhere, just a few showery bursts here and there, but also some bright sunny spells in between.”
Residents in affected areas are advised to prepare for wet roads, potential flooding, and travel delays. Some areas have already been recording surprisingly high temperatures up to 20°C, highlighting warmer pockets of UK weather this October.
