Hi all,

As summer approaches and a cool May draws to a close, temperatures are set to rise, with a possible heatwave on the way for parts of the region. As is always the case with heat wafting up from the south, it tends to be southern and southeastern parts of the UK that really see the heat ramp up, approaching 31°C.

In NW England parts of the region could see temperatures into the mid-to-late 20s, but it could be slightly cooler towards the coast and northwest.

Regardless of temperature UV levels are now high.

Thursday: A band of rain is expected to sweep through the region during the morning to be followed by bright spells and just a few isolated showers, which should start an ease away later. Notably warmer into the evening as skies clear and breezy. Max 21°C Min 11°C Max Gusts 20mph

Friday: It looks like a lovely day with plenty of hot sunshine with a refreshing southerly breeze which will be gusty at times. However, there could well be some hazy skies and high-cloud at times from the west. Max 24°C Min 14°C Max 25mph

BH Weekend: Eventually hot and mostly sunny.

Saturday: Sunny spells and very warm but temperatures a little down on Friday. Just a small chance of an isolated thundery shower later. Max 23°C Min 13°C

Sunday: Any clouds begin to melt away and it should turn warmer once again and it should remain dry. Feeling hot in the sunshine. Nights warm too. Max 25°C Min 14°C

Bank Holiday Monday: If you love the heat then it’s a cracking day with plenty of hot sunshine and dry. Max 27°C Min 14°C

Outlook: High pressure will continue to dominate, and initially the week will be hot with temperatures likely to still be in the heatwave threshold. The high pressure is likely to change its position as the week wears on and introduces an easterly/northeasterly then westerly breeze. It will remain sunny and dry but temperatures due to this airflow will drop back several degrees to the early 20s with a thundery shower risk.

Follow @ChadWeather on X or Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 8:32pm.

Images: http://www.netweather.tv & Met Office

Hi all,

We needed the rain today (Wednesday). It turned out to be the wettest day since the 24th of March with over 15mm falling. But, this came via showers, streaming southeastward, so there will be some local variations in today’s rainfall amounts.

We’ve been stuck under a cool air mass for most of this week and temperatures have been disappointing. That said, where we have had sunny spells, it still feels warm at this time of year if you can get some shelter from the wind. A lot of people are crying out for some heat, even some want a heatwave. You’ll see it in the media this week, that “heat is on the way”, all because there are signs of the weather improving towards the end of the month. This is certainly not set in stone, so as always, do not take the media reports literally.

Thursday: A day of bright spells and showers. Again, some of these could be heavy with hail and thunder. Still feeling cool for the time of year. Max 13°C Min 5°C Max Gusts 25mph

Friday: The low pressure that has been bringing us showers recently will now be moving away into the North Sea and into the continent. So a drier day is expected with bright spells and any showers expected to be in the east with just the odd one slipping in from the Irish sea in the west. Clear skies overnight, leading to a cold one with a touch of ground-frost. Max 14°C Min 3°C Max Gusts 20mph

Weekend: Saturday looks best.

Saturday: A brief ridge of high pressure will nudge in. So, after a chilly start we can expect a morning of sunny spells and with the sun strong at this time of year it will feel pleasant especially with the light winds. Fair weather cloud is expected to bubble up for the afternoon which will spoil the sunshine. Thicker clouds from the west could bring an isolated shower later in the day. Temperatures still below average. Max 14°C Min 7°C

Sunday: A weather-front is expected to drift in from the west and this will bring a spell of cloudy conditions with showers at times. With winds now swinging to a westerly direction, it is expected that the temperatures will rise slightly. Max 16°C Min 7°C Max Gusts 20mph

Outlook: The highlight of next week’s weather is that temperatures will return to normal or even slightly above by the end of the week, with some computer models suggesting that temperatures could get into the 20s. But for now, that is too far ahead to confirm. High pressure will be to the east/southeast of the UK and low pressure will be to the northwest. We will be sandwiched in between, so expect it to be breezy with sunny spells and occasional showers. In the drier interludes and when the sun is out and with the temperatures rising, it will feel more like May.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 13th of May 2026 at 6:02pm

Images: http://www.netweather.tv , http://www.theweatheroutlook.com & BBC Weather

Hi all,

A quick blog this week as it’s been a busy Wednesday. You’ll have noticed that it has been cloudier and quite chilly this week at times with only a high of 13°C on Tuesday and winds from the north-east. There will be a warmer couple of days to come leading up to this weekend so take advantage.

Thursday: Bright spells with cloud bubbling up during the day producing some showers. Winds switching to a southerly so not as cool. Max 15°C Min 6°C Max Gusts 20mph

Friday: Warmer with sunny spells, especially during the morning. Clouds again bubbling up and with the warmth there could well be some localised hefty showers falling. Max 17°C Min 8°C

Weekend: Cooler again into Sunday.

Saturday: Apart from a bit of a nagging wind it looks a reasonable morning and early-afternoon. Bright spells and warm but it is expected to cloud over with rain arriving, albeit patchy, later in the day. Max 19°C Min 10°C Max Gusts 25mph

Sunday: Cooler and uncertainty in the forecast. Looks like low pressure will try to develop but with high pressure close by and ridging in, we could well be in between weather systems. Plenty of cloud around just the risk of the odd  shower. Chilly wind. Max 14°C Min 7°C Max Gusts 20mph

Outlook: Turning unsettled and cooler with temperatures below average.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 6th of May 2026 at 5:41pm.

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com

Hi all,

Let’s be honest. We’ve had a decent spell of weather recently, with plenty of dry conditions and warm sunshine, albeit with the odd day of a pesky wind. There’s a Bank Holiday Weekend coming up but the weather’s got to break at some point so we can’t complain. April’s been a decent month, mostly the second-half, with well-below average rainfall overall (only 31.8mm).

April has recorded 13 days of measurable rainfall. 10 of those days occurred in the first half of April, highlighting how dry the weather has been over the last 2 weeks.

A brief warm-up this week, with a brief humid feel to the weather before change slowly takes hold.

UV levels are now approaching high with values of 5 to 6.

Thursday: A windy day once again but plenty of sunshine and it will be warm to very warm, most noticeable in the sunshine away from the breeze. Warmest in sheltered western areas. Max 22°C Min 7°C Max Gusts 30mph

Friday: Another lovely morning with plenty of sunshine and it will feel warm as winds will be lighter. It looks like a very short-lived plume of humid air will arrive for the afternoon/evening which will trigger some showers. How warm we get on Friday, will all depend on how quickly these showers brew and move through the region. Not everywhere will see a shower, but places are likely to turn cloudy and temperatures will begin to ease away later in the day. Max 19-23°C Min 9°C Max Gusts 20mph

Weekend: The nice weather is coming to an end.

Saturday: High pressure will now be replaced by a more unstable air mass. Sunny spells are still likely but clouds will be bubbling up so don’t be surprised to see a few showers about. Cooler. Max 18°C Min 8°C

Sunday: A lot of uncertainty surrounding Sunday’s weather. With changes kicking in, it is very difficult to predict where rain will develop. At this stage it looks like a low pressure system will move up from the south. If this ends up being further west, we are expected to see a wet afternoon or evening. At this stage it’s going to stay away to our southeast. If this sticks true then we can expect a day of bright spells and the odd isolated shower. Max 17°C Min 8°C

Bank Holiday Monday: Winds look set to switch to a northwesterly direction, introducing cooler air and mostly cloudy skies. Some brightness but also the odd shower and if we had rain from the south on Sunday then this will ease away to the southeast. Max 15°C Min 6°C Max Gusts 20mph

Outlook: Looks cool and mostly cloudy for a time, so a change in fortunes compared to recent weeks. Some rain likely but hints of high pressure out west stopping the Atlantic weather systems kicking into gear. Temperatures more around the average mark or perhaps a little below.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 29th of April 2026 at 4:16pm

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com

Hi all,

I hinted at high pressure last week and the good news is, it’s arrived and here to stay for the foreseeable. Sometimes a high can be persistent and can trap in cloud and bring days of overcast conditions called anticyclone gloom. This high looks to be persistent but with plenty of sunny/clear skies with any cloud, being dragged in from the North Sea only affecting NE Scotland and NE England at times.

Parts of England have hardly had any rainfall in April and the rainfall amounts forecast for the next 7-10 days are very low for most of us.

UV levels Medium 4-5.

Thursday: After a couple of windy days it will ease slightly but still breezy from the east. A lovely day with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures up a notch. Max 17-19°C Min 4°C Max Gusts 20mph

Friday: Widespread sunshine is expected after a misty start. Glorious and feeling warm with lighter winds. Max 19-20°C Min 5°C

Weekend: BBQ Saturday? A little cooler with some cloud on Sunday.

Saturday: Mist to start again then another great day with warm sunny spells. Just perhaps some fair-weather cloud at times. Max 19-21°C Min 7°C

Sunday: Winds swinging to drag in slightly cooler air and a bit more cloud is expected but still pleasant with sunny spells and dry. Max 18°C Min 6°C

Outlook: High pressure to continue to dominate. A lack of rainfall, sunny spells, warm at times with cool nights. Chance of some cloud off the North Sea in eastern parts midweek. Make the most of it. Chances are it is likely to change as we enter the Bank Holiday Weekend as pressure drops and rain and cooler air arrives. Of course a long way off, so subject to change.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 22nd of April 2026 at 5:30pm.

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com & http://www.roostweather.com

Hi all,

April showers have been around this past week and despite there still being a nip in the air and a couple of frosty nights, it is now noticeably warmer in that sunshine. UV levels are now up close to 5, so time to start working on your tan.

Excluding Wednesday, not much rain has fallen over the last 4 weeks with rainfall amounts actually below-average.

Last 30 days: 17 rain fallen days and 13 dry days. 65mm in total but 40.4mm of that fell on 4 days so the other 13 days weren’t that wet.

Make the most of any sunshine you see now as it can be pleasant even if the temperatures are still in the low-teens.

Thursday: Low pressure to the north-west so a southwesterly flow bringing sunny spells and showers. Windy and pleasantly mild in the sunshine with temperatures slightly above average. Max 16°C Min 9°C Max Gusts 25mph

Friday: Another low will bring a spell of rain then showers after a bright and dry start. Max 16°C Min 8°C Max Gusts 25mph

Weekend: Fresher but improvements.

Saturday: More of a westerly airflow. Sunny spells and a few showers but not as mild especially overnight. Showers more likely later in the day. Max 14°C Min 5°C Max Gusts 25mph

Sunday: A ridge of higher pressure will bring a settled day with bright or sunny spells after any early showers fade. Max 13°C Min 5°C Max Gusts 20mph

Outlook: High pressure will hopefully stay around and even though it will sit in a ‘cool’ position it means we could see a settled spell of weather take hold next week with pleasant sunny spells and chilly nights.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks as ever for reading – I hope this helps you plan your days.

Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 15th of April 2026 at 6:13pm.
Images: BBC Weather & http://www.theweatheroutlook.com

Hi,

It’s quite hard to believe that a quarter of the year has gone already. We didn’t have much of a winter in terms of cold and snow, but that always seems to be the case these days. Spring has already been going for a month, meteorologically-speaking and we have had a couple of nice days with a bit of warmth, but overall it’s been disappointing so far.

Next on our agenda is the Easter holiday and I did mention that the Easter holiday forecast was flipping and flopping when it came to will it be nice with high pressure or will it be unsettled with Atlantic-driven weather systems? More so the latter I’m afraid.

Thursday: Not a bad day to be fair after a misty start and a little bit of a chilly one. Sunny spells will be around for the morning turning hazy later as cloud thickens from the west. Some rain overnight. Max 11°C Min 6°C

Good Friday: Low pressure will be close by, so we will see a day of bright spells and showers and it will be also windy. Especially gusty during any showers. Max 12°C Min 4°C Max Gusts 30mph

Easter Weekend: Windy but not too bad after Saturday.

Saturday: Sunny spells to start but these will be brief as cloud thickens from the west. Becoming very windy later with a warning in place as a spell of rain arrives towards evening. Mild. Max 14°C Min 4°C Max Gusts 50mph

Easter Sunday: We return to a cooler airmass now so expect a day of sunshine and showers and some of these showers could be heavy with hail and thunder. Feeling cold in the gusty wind. Max 9°C Min 2°C Max Gusts 30mph

Bank Holiday Monday: At the time of writing, this looks like the best day of the Easter break. It should be dry, bar the odd, isolated shower, plenty of sunny spells and windy. The wind will have switched to a southerly direction, meaning the temperatures will rise. Max 15°C Min 8°C Max Gusts 25mph

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 1st of April 2026 at 5:30pm

Images: BBC Weather, Met Office & http://www.wxcharts.com

Hi all,

I hope you all enjoyed the Spring weather last week. Slowly but surely, we have now slipped back into unsettled conditions but also much colder air is across the region. Today, Wednesday, has seen a showery theme with reports of sleet, wet-snow, graupel, hail and thunder and lightning.

A high pressure to our southwest across the Azores will be trying its best over the next week or so to drift northeast and anchor itself across the UK in time for Easter. At the moment the Easter forecast is flipping and flopping and this time yesterday it was looking decent but now it’s looking unsettled again. It all depends whether this high pressure can make it in across the country. But it’ll be up against weather systems coming in from the Atlantic around the top of the high from the northwest.

Over the next 4 days there will be drier spells in our weather but further rain or showers can’t be ruled out.

Thursday: A frosty start in some parts but also a batch of showers are possible during the morning coming in on a cold northwesterly wind. Otherwise sunny spells for the morning and perhaps the first part of the afternoon before cloud thickens from the west towards evening. Max 8°C Min 5°C Max Gusts 20mph

Friday: A breezy day and it is likely to start cloudy with some rain. This should clear as the day wears on and sunny spells and a few showers are expected for the afternoon. Chilly overnight with a ground-frost. Max 10°C Min 1°C Max Gusts 25mph

Weekend: Saturday looks like the better day.

Saturday: A cold start, especially in the gusty wind. Sunny spells and showers. Hopefully well-scattered. Max 8°C Min 3°C Max Gusts 35mph

Sunday: Cloudy with rain for the morning turning showery later. Windy once again. A little milder. Max 12°C Min 5°C Max Gusts 40mph

Outlook: Tricky. High pressure to the southwest but rain-bearing weather-fronts coming in from the northwest at times. It only takes the high pressure to win out to bring a lovely and warm Easter. Look out for updates on social media.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 25th of March 2026 at 3:55pm.

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com & http://www.theweatheroutlook.com

Hi,

It’s a quick weather blog this week as I’ve been out and about helping my dad do his garden in the beautiful sunshine. Glorious today, but will this weather continue? The answer is yes, in the short-term, but the warmest day of the year so far, on Wednesday, 19.4°C, close to my Match record of 19.6°C, won’t be troubled again for a while.

UV levels are now 3.

Thursday: There is likely to be a bit of low-cloud to start, but once this burns off, it should be another decent day with plenty of sunny spells and mostly light winds. Not as warm as Wednesday but still pleasant enough. Patchy ground-frost overnight. Max 17°C Min 3°C

Friday: There will be a weakening weather-front going down the eastern side of the UK and cloud from this could well get dragged in across the region meaning we start the day with low-cloud and fog on the tops. It will take a few hours but eventually this cloud again should burn away with the best of the sunshine in the west. Patchy ground-frost overnight. Max 16°C Min 3°C

Weekend: Morning cloud could be stubborn, otherwise decent. 

Saturday: We can expect another cloudy start and misty in a few places. The cloud will slowly break up during the day leading to some bright or sunny spells, especially the further west you are. If you do remain under the stubborn cloud which could be thick enough at times on the hilltops for drizzle temperatures will be suppressed. Max 15°C Min 3°C

Sunday: Expect a cooler day with clouds stubborn to clear, but with the breeze picking up later during the day, this should help the cloud clear and we should see some sunny spells come through once again and most places will be dry. Max 14°C Min 5°C

Outlook: The areas of high pressure that were over us during the past week will drift away. Will we see a bit of an influence from the Atlantic during Monday as cloud and a few showers push through the region, especially later in the day, as well as colder air. Hopefully on Tuesday a ridge of high pressure should settle things down briefly with just a few showers. A bit of uncertainty later in the week but it seems favourable to become more unsettled with weather systems coming in from the Atlantic. It will be a bit of a battleground however, as a high pressure system from the Azores will try and nudge northeastwards across the country. So as you can see, quite a lot of uncertainty. So stay tuned for updates. But it certainly won’t be as warm or as sunny as it has been this week.

Thanks as always, for popping by to read.

Thanks,
Jon

Forecast issued on Wednesday the 18th of March 2026 at 5:08pm.

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com

Hi all,

I’ve moaned a lot recently about the lack of sunshine and overall our weather continues to be cloudy. To be fair we haven’t had much rain this month and we have had more dry days than wet days but it’s sunshine that we want more of. Last Wednesday was decent and today isn’t too bad despite the wind but there’s some unsettled conditions on the way in this forecast.

Thursday: It’ll be a cloudy morning after any early brightness fades. Some patchy rain will develop but all eyes will be on a squall-line moving southeast. This will bring an intense band of rain and strong winds (warning in place) for a short period into the evening, followed by further heavy rain and then clearer and much colder conditions. Max 11°C Min 2°C Max Gusts 50mph

Friday: A much colder day on Friday and with it, still windy, so you will certainly feel this.  There will be bright spells and a few scattered showers. Some of the showers will contain hail and will be wintry especially on the hills. With winds falling light overnight and any showers easing, there will be a localised frost. Max 7°C Min 0°C Max Gusts 30mph

Weekend: A little unsettled especially on Sunday.

Saturday: A chilly start with a frost in places but overall during the day it’ll be less cold and also not as windy. A day of bright spells with cloud bubbling up inland with just the odd scattered shower. Max 8°C Min 3°C Max Gusts 20mph

Sunday: Unfortunately, it looks like an unsettled day with winds picking up once again and showers developing and becoming more widespread as the day goes on. Max 9°C Min 2°C Max Gusts 30mph

Outlook: Windy at times and also some unsettled days. Temperatures around or just above average.

Follow @ChadWeather on X and Bluesky for the latest forecasts and warnings.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 11th of March 2026 at 5:40pm.

Images: http://www.wxcharts.com