A grey start for many of this morning, with cloud gradually retreating through the day to leave brighter conditions by this afternoon for the vast majority. Feeling warm in the sunshine, but slightly cooler at North Sea coasts with a fresh breeze. Low cloud begins to push in from the east again later tonight. is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 17/05/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Hi there. It's likely to be a grey start for many of us this morning, but the cloud will tend to retreat back to the east.
00:07It will be a slow process in some locations. Eventually, most places will brighten up.
00:14High pressure at the moment continues to bring dry and settled weather across the UK.
00:20One or two exceptions to the dry theme, though, as we start things off, because the low cloud across northeast England,
00:25southeast Scotland likely to bring a few drizzly outbreaks, especially over east-facing hills.
00:31Elsewhere, a lot of cloud first thing, but it does, by mid-afternoon, generally retreat back to the east coast, where it remains throughout much of the day.
00:39That, combined with the chilly North Sea wind, is going to limit temperatures on that east coast, mid-teens.
00:45But where we've got the sunshine elsewhere, high teens, low 20s.
00:49Warmer spots, most likely western Scotland, 23 or 24 Celsius, and unbroken sunshine for western Scotland,
00:57northern Ireland, parts of West Wales, and the far southwest throughout Saturday.
01:01We end Saturday with blue skies for the vast majority then, but as we go into the evening, as the sun goes down,
01:08the land cools down, we're going to see that low cloud of the east creep back in.
01:12It's a fickle beast, and as a result, it's quite difficult to tell exactly where it's going to end up overnight.
01:19But most likely, eastern and central parts of the UK will see areas of low cloud, whilst further west, it will remain clearer.
01:28And under those clear skies overnight, temperatures dipping into the mid-single figures, perhaps a little lower,
01:33in some of those sheltered spots of western and central Scotland and Northern Ireland.
01:37Where we've got the cloud, though, 8 or 9 Celsius, and continuing to feel on the cold side, I suspect, first thing Sunday, down that North Sea coast.
01:45The cloud will hang around for the first few hours of the day, before eventually lifting and breaking, retreating back to the east coast.
01:52Again, some cloud continues to affect the northeast of Scotland, one or two drizzly showers,
01:58and there's always the chance of a shower breaking out across parts of southern Scotland, very isolated.
02:03For the vast majority, it's simply a dry and increasingly sunny day on Sunday, with temperatures similar to Saturday.
02:09We're talking about high teens, low 20s widely, perhaps the mid-20s for western Scotland.
02:15So, feeling very pleasant, but bear in mind, high UV levels where we've got that sunshine,
02:19so you might want to protect yourself if you're spending time outdoors.
02:23And then into Monday, Tuesday, the chance of a few showers here and there,
02:27otherwise high pressure continues to bring dry and settled weather until the end of the week.