Parts of the UK are set to be hit by heavy rain on Tuesday, with the latest weather maps turning blue, indicating the potential for unsettled conditions. As meteorological summer comes to an end, weather charts generated by the Met Office show large parts of the country facing widespread rainfall and potentially wet conditions.
Met Office forecast for Tuesday
The Met Office's forecast for Tuesday reads: "Dry and settled across much of England and Wales, with variable amounts of cloud. Cloudier elsewhere, with a band of rain affecting Scotland, which will sink southwards during the day."
The weather maps come as the forecaster issued several yellow weather warnings across the country, with thunderstorms and heavy rain lashing many areas of the country.
What weather experts are saying
Kathyrn Chalk, meteorologist with the Met Office, said: "To end Monday, the showers will soon start easing and fading away as we end at the night. So clear spell developing across England and Wales, across Scotland, showery outbreaks of rain moving through, similar picture across Northern Ireland as well. And here, temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees."
"Somewhat fresher across England and Wales, lows of 11 or 12. That leads to a bright start, though, across England and Wales into Tuesday. But across Scotland, that's where we have this front, sinking its way south and eastwards."
"So bring some heavier spells of rain, and that just stalls to bring a focus for rain across a central part of Scotland, Northern Ireland, seeing a few showers, but mixed in with some sunny spells, a similar picture towards the west, best of the dry weather, towards the far east. Temperatures up at around 23 degrees in the southeast, but cooler behind this front are only 15 degrees in the far north of Scotland."
Nick Finnis, meteorologist from Netweather.tv, wrote in the weather blog: "Cloud thickening across western Scotland and N. Ireland tonight, bringing some showery rain, otherwise, most places becoming dry with clear spells."
"Tuesday will be mostly dry and settled with variable amounts of cloud across England and Wales. However, a band of rain along a cold front, locally heavy and persistent, will sink southwards across Scotland throughout the day, while Northern Ireland will see showers."
"Temperatures similar to today, 15-19C for Scotland and Northern Ireland, 20-22C across England and Wales."
List of areas affected by rain
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Perth and Kinross
- Fife
- Stirling
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Lanarkshire
- Dunbartonshire
- Ayrshire
- Inverclyde
