Archived articles which have appeared on our homepage since May 7th 2014.
[Updated 07:00 02/05/2018]
Cool and wet weather spreads eastwards today. During the next few days a change takes place as high pressure builds from the southwest. The Bank Holiday weekend prospects are promising in the south but more uncertain in the north.
...READ IN FULL
Wednesday begins with rain affecting much of the UK but it is drier in Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Through the day wet and windy weather pushes eastwards to be followed by clearer and showery conditions from the west. The rain probably won't clear from the south eastern corner until late in the afternoon.
DWD ICON 00z, forecast precipitation, 16:00 BST Wed 2nd May
Temperatures remain disappointing for early May ranging from 8C (46F) in the north west to 13C (55F) near the south coast. See the rain radar for the latest view.
Tonight showers continue in the north west but other regions will be dry. Clear spells lead to a cold night and a touch of frost in places.
Tomorrow patchy outbreaks of rain spread into the north and west. Elsewhere scattered showers develop but it should be mostly dry and bright.
Things generally improve as we head towards the weekend. High pressure ridging northeastwards from the Azores towards the UK brings increasingly fine weather but there are potential flies in the ointment.
Friday looks mainly dry and bright in the south and east. In the north and west it remains cloudier and cooler with a risk of patchy rain. Temperatures in the south will be higher than recently.
On Saturday cloudy and damp conditions are probable in the north west. Elsewhere isolated showers may break out but it is expected to be mostly fine and quite warm. Temperatures could reach 21C (70F) in much of the country.
Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday look set to bring a good deal of fine and warm weather to southern and central regions. The north remains more mixed with cloudier skies and showery outbreaks of rain pushing in from the Atlantic at times.
GFS 00z, forecast pressure and precipitation, 16:00 BST Mon 7th May
There is a lot of uncertainty about next week's outlook. High pressure may continue to bring fine weather, especially to the south. However an increasing number of computer model runs show a changeable westerly flow returning quite quickly in the north. That would bring a renewed risk of showers or longer spells of rain.
If you would like to join the TWO community please see how to register for the forum. People with all levels of meteorological knowledge are very welcome to apply. However if you're a meteorology (or related subject) student or recent graduate there may be an opportunity for you to earn some money next summer.
Check the latest satellite images, computer model charts and rain radar:
1981 - 2010 daily temperature charts
Temperature anomalies
DWD ICON forecast charts
EUMETSAT high resolution satellite images
Rain and precipitation type radar
Meteo France Arpege forecast charts
Global Forecast System (GFS) forecast charts
Upper air temperatures climb to well above the 30 year average during the first week of May before gradually dipping away. After the first couple of days of May most of the ensemble runs show it becoming mostly dry but the risk of wet weather increases from about May 7th. View latest GEFS.
Will the relentless rain relent for Easter?
Cheltenham Festival weather
A close to average spring?
Spring 2024 UK weather
Storm Isha to batter UK
Daily weather by email
14 day outlook
Monthly outlook
Seasonal outlook
Christmas weather
See the Model inventory for the full list of model charts and data