Scattered showers and thunderstorms affecting northern England, and showers too for the northwest of Scotland. Patchy cloud for Northern Ireland and Scotland, and feeling fresher. Largely sunny and warm across England and Wales, with a few isolated showers which may be thundery but most places dry. - This is your Met Office UK weather forecast for 01/05/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aiden McGivern.
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00:00Hi there.
00:01It is a remarkably hot start to May for many, but not for all, a change is already taking
00:07place across Scotland and Northern Ireland as a cold front sinks south.
00:10This is its position early afternoon, just crossing the border between Scotland and England.
00:15And along that cold front we've got areas of cloud and some showers, even the odd thunderstorm
00:19into the afternoon.
00:21Showers also arriving into the north-west of Scotland, patchy cloud here, and a much
00:25fresher feel with winds coming in from the Atlantic.
00:28But further south we keep the heat, and that heat has been building day by day each day
00:32this week, with the heat enough to set off odd shower or thunderstorm through central parts.
00:38But for most it's going to stay sunny and it's going to be a degree or two warmer compared
00:44with Wednesday.
00:46So widely 26 to 28 Celsius across England and Wales, up into the Vale of York, north-west
00:52England, Cheshire for example.
00:54But in some spots the potential for 29 Celsius, a remarkably hot start to May, like I say.
01:01But further north you can see that temperature contrast, mid-teens more likely across much
01:05of Scotland and Northern Ireland as the cooler air sinks south.
01:08The temperatures will be falling through the afternoon across parts of northern England
01:11as that cold front moves through.
01:13The cold front tends to fizzle away, but we keep that temperature contrast overnight.
01:17And it's a warm night across southern parts of the country, chance of a few showers, even
01:21a thunderstorm rumbling through the hours of darkness for central parts.
01:25Thicker cloud arriving into the south and south-west by the end of the night as well,
01:28a few spots of rain.
01:29But also a few showers into the north-west with a north-westerly breeze.
01:34And big temperature contrasts remain overnight, with lows down to the low single figures across
01:40parts of northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland in sheltered spots, a grass frost
01:45possible further south, mid-teens in some places.
01:49So a warm night, an uncomfortable night for sleeping for southern parts of Wales and England.
01:54We start off Friday with that warmth across the south and south-east, plenty of sunshine
01:59after one or two showers first thing.
02:01And it's another sunny day for many parts of England and Wales, I think a bit more cloud
02:05there for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
02:06But even here, brighter skies return for the afternoon.
02:09Temperatures arriving into the Northern Isles, but otherwise for most it's a dry day, again
02:14plenty of sunshine, not quite as hot in the south, but still temperatures up to 26 or 27
02:20in some spots of the far south and south-east.
02:22Otherwise temperatures are significantly lower across the board, and mid-teens more likely
02:27across many parts of northern and western UK.
02:31But still the potential for the odd shower or thunderstorms to develop, this time southern
02:35counties of England into the afternoon.
02:39And then later Friday, the cooler air that we've got across the northern two-thirds of
02:43the UK eventually reaches the south.
02:46And for the long weekend, well we've got a change in feel, but not necessarily a significant
02:51change in the type of weather.
02:53Effectively, high pressure is still with us.
02:56And that high pressure is going to maintain fine, settled weather for many places.
03:01But there'll be more cloud, there'll be a few showers coming into the east at times, and
03:06there'll be a significant drop in temperatures.
03:08In fact, below average temperatures are possible in the east by Sunday because of this air coming
03:13down from the North Sea.
03:16In the sunshine towards the west and south-west, still feeling pleasant enough.
03:20But, like I say, temperatures significantly lower than recent days.
03:23The dry and mostly bright weather continues into next week.
03:27High pressure rebuilds across the UK, so no sign of significant rain for some time.