Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 22nd January 2026
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Heavy downpours N.Ireland, Wales and southwest

Good morning,

We're in a very repetitive spell of weather currently, as a low pressure system circulates to the southwest of the country. There's more rain and strong winds in today's weather story.

Cloud-laden skies for many places once more, with rain persistent through northern England and southern Scotland, turning to snow on the mountains here. Some frequent heavy and thundery downpours for southwestern England and widely over Wales. Heavy rain sets in increasingly for Northern Ireland too as the day goes on.

Some bursts of rain will extend into the Midlands and Home Counties, whilst eastern England will be generally drier much of daylight.

High rainfall totals for north-east England and south-east Scotland brings a risk of flooding later this week, driven in on strong to gale force southeasterly winds across Scotland.

Today's top temperatures will be relatively mild 9 to 11C in the south, 6 to 9C further north, but feeling much colder in the wind for Scotland and the northeast.

Have a great day.
Garry