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Unsettled Weather to end Summer

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[Published 06:30 27/08/2025]

View from Dreggie Hill over Grantown. Posted by Dizzy Daff

The weather in the coming days will be a lot more mixed than it has been for much of the summer. Areas of low pressure pushing in from the Atlantic will bring showers, longer spells of rain, and strong winds at times. Temperatures will dip towards the seasonal average.


14 day weather forecast video

Issued 27th August 2025

14 day video weather forecast Showers 

 


Rain pushing eastwards

A band of rain pushes eastwards across the UK. It will be heavy initially, but the outbreaks of rain turn more showery as the push into central Britain. In south eastern England and East Anglia it is expected to remain dry until the late afternoon. Quite windy.

Temperatures range from 16°C to 24°C. The highest values will be in generally be in East Anglia. Check the recently upgraded weather radar for the most up-to-date view.

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UKV, Wednesday 27th August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Tonight:
Outbreaks of rain steadily clear from northern and eastern counties. Clear periods follow, but there will be further showery rain in the west.

Tomorrow:
The unsettled weather continues. Showers are possible across much of the UK, but they are likely to be heaviest and most frequent in the west. It will be rather windy, with temperatures close to the seasonal average.

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UKV, Thursday 28th August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Unsettled weather

Friday:

Showers are expected to be most frequent in northern Britain, and at times they could be heavy and prolonged. In the south, there should be a good deal of dry and bright weather.

Outlook:

Showers or longer spells of rain are possible across all areas in the coming days, and it may be windy at times. Nonetheless, there will still be periods of dry and bright weather. On Saturday, a band of heavy rain and strong winds is likely to push eastwards, bringing significant rainfall to all areas.

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GFS, overview for Fri 29th Aug - Sun 31st Aug


Yesterday's temperatures

The temperature league tables are for Tuesday 26th August 2025. Please note that our database does not include data from all of the official reporting stations in the UK.


Highest temperatures

  • Southend-On-Sea, 26°C
  • Cambridge, 26°C
  • Norwich Weather Centre, 26°C
  • Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base, 26°C
  • Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base, 26°C
  • Northolt, 26°C
  • Holbeach, 26°C
  • Marham, 26°C
  • Cranwell, 25°C
  • Coningsby Royal Air Force Base, 25°C
  • Wittering, 25°C
  • Wattisham, 25°C
  • Brize Norton, 25°C
  • Stansted Airport, 25°C
  • Benson, 25°C

Lowest temperatures

  • Spadeadam, 10°C
  • Topcliffe Royal Air Force Base, 10°C
  • Edinburgh Airport, 11°C
  • Islay, 12°C
  • Belfast / Aldergrove Airport, 12°C
  • Newcastle, 12°C
  • Cranwell, 12°C
  • Cork Airport, 12°C
  • Connaught, 13°C
  • Middle Wallop, 13°C
  • Tees-Side, 13°C
  • Southend-On-Sea, 13°C
  • London / Gatwick Airport, 13°C
  • Bournemouth Airport, 13°C
  • Southampton / Weather Centre, 13°C

Current temperatures vs Historical averages

Check the CET tracker for the latest information on how this month's temperatures compare to the Central England Temperature averages for 1961-1990, 1971-2000, 1981-2010, 1991-2020, and 1659-2020.


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