Issued: 0900hrs Sunday 3rd May 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Showers moving around the country in the week ahead.

A cooler, showery week ahead. Most will also see periods of sunshine. Pressure starts to drop into the weekend, brining stronger wind and some local heavier showers, but detail quickly becomes uncertain too.

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Wednesday 6/5/26
Remaining rather cloudy for many on Wednesday. A band of showery rain north to south across Scotland, the Irish Sea, and into Wales and southwest England; heavy bursts here and there. Some showery rain in the morning in northern England as well. Probably fewer showers in Ireland and perhaps East Anglia and southeast England, these areas seeing bursts of sunshine. A southwesterly breeze picks up in northwest Scotland late in the day. Highs at 8C in northern Scotland to 15C in southern England.

Thursday 7/5/26
Low pressure west of Scotland on Thursday. Sunshine and showers throughout Scotland, heavy in the afternoon and mostly in the west. Showers in northwest Ireland. Much of England and Wales may start brighter with some sunshine but then heavy showers developing into the afternoon. It may stay dry in the far south, and perhaps a lull in Wales and northern England as well. Highs at 10C to 14C, to locally 16C southeast England.

Friday 8/5/26
Low pressure west of Scotland again on Friday. Heavy showers persisting in Scotland and Ireland. Further showers developing in western areas of England and Wales, a risk of turning thundery in the southwest. Showers well scattered in the east of England. Highs at 12 to 17C.


 

Saturday 9/5/26
Further showers on Saturday, notably in north and western areas. A strengthening easterly wind through the day as low pressure approaches from the south, a risk of heavy rain into southern England later in the day. Highs at 10 to 17C.



 
 
 

Sunday 10/5/26
Showery rain persists in the south on Sunday, a blustery easterly here too, a risk of gales along southeast coasts. Drier further north, some sunny spells probable. Highs at 12 to 16C.

Monday 11/5/26
Drier on Monday England and Wales with sunny spells. Shower returning from the northwest into Scotland and later into north parts of Ireland and north England. Cloud pushes south into England, but the far south stays bright. Highs at 11 to 17C.