Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 24th March 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Lots of cloud, patchy rain in northern England and Ireland, brighter in northeast Scotland

A breezy morning, windy for some, especially in the west. Plenty of cloud too for Wales, central and southern England. A front brings some rain to central Ireland and northwest England. Showers in western Scotland, but some sunshine in the northeast of Scotland too.

This afternoon stays breezy. One or two spots of rain in central Wales. Dry and bright in central and southern England. Heavier showers in western Scotland and western Ireland. Drier and brighter in northeast Scotland. Mild in southeastern areas, colder in Scotland.

A front passing south through the night taking an areas of rain with it. The rain probably clearing the southeast during the early hours. Drier, colder weather follow from the north and west. The showers heavy in the west and in Ireland, turning increasingly wintry on hills and with a risk of hail and thunder.

Simon

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