Looks like we are in for more heavy rain and strong winds along with sunny spells this weekend. While avoiding Hurricane Ian on the other side of the Atlantic, the UK has been suffering a knock-on effect with a low pressure sitting over the country bringing blustery conditions on Friday.
The Category 4 hurricane in Florida saw 150mph winds batter the coast ripping up homes and turning roads into rivers. In the UK, gusts of 94mph were recorded on Cairn Gorm in the Scottish Highlands where the strongest winds and heaviest rain took place.
The outlook for the weekend is for more blustery showers. But there should also be spells of sunshine and temperatures could rise to 19C, The Mirror reports.
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The outlook for Sunday is still uncertain and depends on a weather front off the south coast. It appears as though there will be rain for the start of the London Marathon but the skies should have cleared by the afternoon.
BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said: "The rain will probably reach south western parts of the UK early in the morning and then it should reach London. It looks as though the rain should clear by the time we get to the afternoon, so we’ll call it a wet start to the marathon and then in the afternoon things should dry out but there is uncertainty as to how quickly that rain clears."
Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said: "Following Friday’s wet and windy weather we see blustery showers through the weekend for most places. Bright blue skies first thing (on Saturday) through central and eastern parts of the country but it won’t last long.
"We are going to see showers from the word go across Scotland, Northern Ireland, western England and Wales. And through the morning those showers will increasingly start to affect other parts of the country.
"I think just the far east of East Anglia, perhaps the far north east of Scotland mostly avoiding the showers, otherwise nowhere immune. Those showers coming through thick and fast, they will be fleeting so they won’t last that long in any one spot but equally if you are in the north west, any brighter interludes won’t last that long either, it will be breezy here and that is going to make it feel cool, 14C or 15C.
"In the south a bit less breezy and with a bit of shelter in between the showers 18C or 19C possible so feeling pleasant enough. But those showers moving through quickly and furiously in the north west."
Met Office five-day forecast for South West
Today (Saturday):
Sunny intervals and scattered showers, these most likely across southwestern areas. Generally turning cloudier later, with a chance of patchy rain for southern areas. Often breezy but generally less windy than on Friday. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Tonight:
Northern areas are likely to become dry and largely clear for a time, before cloud and patchy rain already across southern areas gradually extends northwards. Winds are expected to ease. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Sunday:
Rain during the morning, locally heavy, clearing most areas through the afternoon, although patchy light rain may linger along southern coasts. Bright or sunny spells developing for northern areas. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Mostly dry on Monday with sunny spells. Tuesday becoming windy, chance of rain at times. Wednesday probably starting with heavy rain, this eventually clearing and drier and brighter conditions following.
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