Weekend weather 05/06/2025 – Low pressure in charge – Met Office weather forecast UK - video Dailymotion

Met Office

This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the weekend 05/06/2025. Following a spring dominated by high pressure, this June has been dominated by low pressure and the weather this weekend will continue in the same vein. Bringing you this weekend’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern

Transcript

00:00Hi there, it's been a showery start to June and this weekend continues the theme, but

00:06Saturday in particular will be a lively day with some very heavy downpours and thunderstorms

00:12as this area of low pressure turns up. It's being deepened by the jet stream, the jet

00:16stream dipping to the south of the UK, so we've got this upper low pressure in the atmosphere

00:21and a surface low pressure, and that surface low pressure, as it's spun up by the jet stream,

00:26we'll develop more isobars, so it's also going to be windy, particularly on the southern

00:30flank of that low for Saturday across the south and south-west of the UK. And it's towards

00:36the south-west that we start the day with the heaviest showers, and in fact, these big blobs

00:41of rain indicating some longer spells of wet weather first thing, moving through South

00:47Wales, southern England, into the Midlands. Could be some thunder and lightning associated

00:52with the showers as well, and those brisk winds, risk of gales for exposed south, southern

00:57and south-western coasts. So, yeah, not an ideal day for outdoor plans, and it's a very

01:02showery picture as we go into the afternoon across the rest of the UK as well. Very few

01:06places avoiding the showers, in fact, on Saturday, one or two spots across north-east England,

01:11eastern Scotland, and the north of Scotland perhaps staying largely dry, but it is going

01:16to be very showery across the board. Here's the same sequence again, but showing the whole

01:21of the UK with the cloud included throughout Saturday. We start the day with the liveliest

01:25weather moving through the south-west, as was Wales. That then pushes into the Midlands

01:29and the south-east later. The showers more scattered across Scotland and Northern Ireland,

01:33but even here, the chance of some heavy downpours at times. And feeling on the cool side, particularly

01:39where we've got that brisk wind in the south, but all areas will see temperatures a little

01:43below average for the time of year. 17-18 in the south, 13-14 further north. There will be some bright

01:50spells in between the showers, but really it's a generally cloudy and showery day. Now, that low

01:56pulls away into the North Sea on Sunday, but we keep those showers going for a time in the east

02:01as the day begins. Otherwise, we've got an unstable north-westerly airflow, so still some showers

02:07about on Sunday, but without low pressure directly over us, it's certainly going to be less lively

02:12compared with Saturday. We start the day with cloud, wind, and showers across the east coast,

02:17but then the focus turns more towards the north-west as the afternoon approaches, with the heaviest

02:23and most frequent showers pushing into Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. Scattered showers

02:27elsewhere, but certainly fewer compared with Saturday. A better chance of dry and bright

02:32weather in between, some sunshine turning up across the Midlands and the south-east in

02:36particular. However, there will again be a lot of cloud in the sky. Still a cool breeze,

02:41but it's not going to be as strong as Saturday. Temperatures similar compared with Saturday,

02:46although perhaps feeling a little less cool, where we've got lighter winds and some more sunshine

02:52across some central and eastern parts. Then, whilst it stays cool and changeful at first

02:58next week, we've got the heat building across Iberia. And as that heat builds, it starts to expand

03:06through Tuesday, Wednesday, and into Thursday. There's the potential for that heat to approach

03:12from the south towards the middle part of next week. Some uncertainty at the moment on the exact

03:17position and shape of the low pressure to the west, which will dictate how far the hot air to the south

03:23pushes north across the UK. And with that low pressure to the west, always the chance of some

03:30instability, combining with the heat and humidity, to allow for perhaps a thundery breakdown to occur

03:36by the end of next week. Nevertheless, there are some signs of drier and more settled weather by

03:42the third week of June, with high pressure a little more influential, although that's a long

03:46way off. And certainly for this weekend, it stays very cool, very changeable. And watch out for those

03:52strong winds and heavy showers, particularly in the south.

Weekend weather 05/06/2025 – Low pressure in charge – Met Office weather forecast UK

Category

Transcript

Recommended