The Met Office has said heavy rain is expected in parts of the UK on Tuesday, with maps showing 14 counties at risk of serious downpours, all of them in Scotland.
Forecasters predict a dry day across much of England and Wales, with temperatures reaching 23C in southern and eastern areas. Some showers are still possible, while Northern Ireland is set for a mixed day of light rain and sunny spells.
Central and northern parts of Scotland could face more significant downpours as a weather front moves south and eastwards.
Forecast details
Meteorologist Kathryn Chalk said in this morning’s Met Office video forecast: “There will be a bright start across England and Wales into Tuesday, a good deal of blue sky. A few showers around in the west, but across Scotland is where we have a front sinking its way south and eastwards, bringing some heavier spells of rain.”
“Northern Ireland will see a few showers, but mixed in with some sunny spells. A similar picture towards the west, with the best of the dry weather towards the far east.”
The Met Office maps show the 14 counties facing heavy rain on Tuesday are Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Morayshire, Banffshire, Argyllshire, Perthshire, Stirlingshire, Dunbarton, Renfrewshire, Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney and West Lothian.
BBC outlook
BBC Weather’s forecast paints a similar picture, with “sunny breaks” in southern areas and rain sweeping across Scotland.
It states: “Tomorrow will see variable cloud cover and sunny breaks in the south with a few showers. Cloudier and still breezy for many further north, with showery rain sweeping south across Scotland.”
The BBC forecast adds for the rest of the week: “Wednesday will be windy with spells of rain, but turning drier in the south later on with sunny spells. Thursday will see sunny spells and the odd shower, but the west may see some patches of rain develop into the evening.
“Staying breezy into Friday, with spells of rain in central areas to start, clearing leaving sunny spells for most, but the far north-west will see showers.”
