Issued: 1000hrs Sunday 13th September 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Cool and windy with a mix of rain and sun from mid-week through the weekend.

Low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south, facilitating a westerly flow much of the weekend into the following week. Northwestern areas frequently showery, most other areas see extended dry windows: often bright with just passing bands of rain.

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Wednesday 16/9/26
A ridge of high pressure briefly builds on Wednesday. Some patchy rain drifts from Scotland into northern England, tending to break into just scattered spots of light rain as the feature approaches East Anglia. Largely dry for most other areas, sunny spells here and there and a breeze. Through afternoon, high cloud builds from the west, with rain reaching western parts of Ireland and Scotland, spreading east into evening. Feeling fresher, highs at 14 to 19C.

Thursday 17/9/26
Low pressure to the north pushes a band of rain southeast through Wales and England in the morning. Becoming windy in Ireland and Scotland with showers streaming in from the west, spreading into northwestern England and Wales with time. Central and south England will brighten up, but also feel a fresh wind. Highs at 14 to 20C.


 

Friday 18/9/26
Westerly flow continues on Friday with frequent showers in the west and northwest, mostly dry to the south and east and bright here. Staying quite windy, and trending cloudier from the west. Highs at 13 to 20C.



 
 
 

Saturday 19/9/26
The fresh westerly wind continues on Saturday. Generally bright across much of central and eastern Britain, showers west with a few drifting east at times. Some patchy rain may affect southern England too. Scotland will see more frequent showers, setting in as heavy rain sometimes in the west Highlands. Highs at 12C northwest Scotland, to 20C southeast England.

Sunday 20/9/26
Higher pressure into southwest England, Wales, and southern Ireland will settle the weather and bring brighter spells to many. Westerly flow persists in northern areas. A dry start here, but rain arriving, spreading across central and north Scotland. Strong, gusty wind in the north. Highs at 12C north Scotland, but nearer 17C south Scotland, to humid 20 to 23C in England and Ireland.

Monday 21/9/26
Lighter wind in the south of Monday, generally dry with mixed cloud and sun. Further north, patchy rain moving around, breezy in Scotland, but quite mixed conditions. Highs at 14C in Scotland to 23C south England.