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This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the weekend 19/06/2025. As temperatures climb into the low 30s by Saturday, fresher air starts to arrive from the west, resulting in severe thunderstorms in places. Bringing you this weekend’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern

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00:00Hi there and welcome to the weekend weather update from the Met Office.

00:03This Saturday is the summer solstice, peak sun strength, but also in eastern parts of

00:08the UK, peak heat wave with fresher air arriving through the day from the west.

00:14But as that fresher air collides with the plume of heat coming up from the south, we're

00:20likely to see some very severe thunderstorms in places.

00:24Now, Saturday starts with widespread warmth after an uncomfortable night for sleeping

00:28for many of us and temperatures quickly rising with the sunny skies in the east in particular.

00:32But we're already seeing additional cloud and some sporadic showers breaking out across

00:37Scotland, Western England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

00:40These will be very hit and miss through the day.

00:42Old rumble of thunder possible with some of these showers, but the main activity likely

00:47to come towards the end of the afternoon and into the evening.

00:50More on that in a moment ahead of any shower development and cloud development.

00:54We're likely to see temperatures peak across eastern parts of England, the Midlands into

00:57north-east England, south-east Scotland, high 20s, low 30s widely, perhaps as high as 33,

01:04or if all the right conditions come together, 34 Celsius.

01:08But Western areas are more likely to see the peak temperatures on Friday because at this

01:12stage, fresher air is starting to make inroads.

01:15Hence, the patchy cloud and those sporadic showers breaking out as the day progresses.

01:20Very hit and miss showers.

01:22But by the end of the day, we are concerned about all the ingredients coming together to

01:28provide the set-up for some severe thunderstorms.

01:31And the main focus region at the moment is across this central site of the UK, North Wales,

01:35North Midlands, Northern England, Southern Scotland.

01:38That's where there is the greatest risk of very large thunderstorms, frequent lightning,

01:43large hail, heavy rain, gusty winds for a few hours on Saturday late afternoon and into the

01:50evening.

01:51And if this comes off, because all the ingredients are in the right place, but it's at the moment

01:57too early to say exactly when and where, then it would cause considerable impact.

02:01So that's certainly an aspect of the forecast we're keeping a close eye on and we'll keep you

02:05updated.

02:05Either way, this system is going to move its way north-eastwards and eventually allow that

02:11fresher Atlantic air to move in.

02:13But we keep the plume of warmth and increasingly humid air across eastern parts of the UK on

02:20Saturday night.

02:21So another uncomfortable night for sleeping in the east, perhaps a little more comfortable

02:25towards the west as that Atlantic air returns.

02:28And you can see the temperature contrast by the time we get to Sunday with that return to

02:33average towards the west.

02:34But we keep the warmth in the east and the potential for more sunny skies on Sunday.

02:38Across east Anglia and the south, east allowing temperatures to rise up to the mid to high

02:4220s once again.

02:44Although later in the afternoon, I suspect that cooler air will start to arrive.

02:48Elsewhere, a lot more cloud, certainly a return to fresher conditions and some showers, particularly

02:53across Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England and North Wales.

02:57Even some thunderstorms coming along, but not as severe as Saturday night's potential

03:01thunderstorms.

03:02And you can see that temperature contrast there across the UK.

03:0528 Celsius still possible in Norwich.

03:07It looks likely that will peak around the middle of the day.

03:10But we're back to the high teens, low 20s towards the west.

03:14And that fresher, more mixed Atlantic weather is with us for the start of next week.

03:20But the main focus at the moment, the main cause for concern are the very high temperatures

03:24in the east on Saturday, followed by those severe thunderstorms and when they do happen

03:30later in the day.

Weekend weather 19/06/2025 – Turning fresher by Sunday – Met Office weather forecast UK

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