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• Week ahead: Thundery rain & showers - Drier weekend, Aug 18 - 09:45

  18-08-2026 10:45 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Thundery showers and rain, feeling fresher, then a drier weekend before a risk of more rain next weekShowers and longer spells of rain are going to be occurring over the next few days, and it will be feeling fresher for most areas as well. Low-pressure will be drifting southwards through the country and this triggers the risk of some heavy, thundery showers. High pressure tending to build through the weekendbringing better conditions again before a breakdown once more to wetter weather. For the
  
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• Morning Call: Plenty of cloud - Rain northern Scotland, Aug 18 - 05:44

  18-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Lots of cloud and mostly dry but some drizzle over highb ground, rain in northern ScotlandLots of slide around to start this morning with some spots of drizzle mostly affecting higher parts of northern England and Wales. More persistent rain across northern Scotland with drizzle affecting the west. Many western coast Jeanne hills are likely to have some mist and perhaps even some fog. Dryer for other areas with the cloud breaking particularly through central and southern parts of England. Quick
  
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• Europe forecast: Hot, dry Mediterranean - Rain and cool north, Aug 18 - 05:43

  18-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Hot and dry Mediterranean, cooler with rain in northern Europe
  Tuesday A dry and sunny day for Spain, Portugal and the western Mediterranean. Showers form down the spine of Italy, drier toward the north. Some showery bursts form also in the southern Balkan states and mainland Greece, but largely dry with sunshine through the Greek islands and into Turkiye. An odd shower for Cyprus.France sees a fine day with good amounts of sunshine. A better day for the Alps with scattered afternoon showers ma
  
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