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• Morning Call: Chilly to start - Largely dry, Aug 22 - 05:44

  22-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  A chilly start but a mostly dry day with sunny spells.Good morning,Chilly to start but a largely dry day with sunny spells. The far southeast of England could also still see showers first thing before these gradually die away and a few showers will affect northern and western areas of the UK in general.The afternoon will continue to be dry for most with decent sunny spells, though showery rain will affect northwest Scotland and the far northwest of Ireland throughout the day.A mainly dry night
  
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• Week ahead: Rain, showers & cooler - Fair at first, Aug 22 - 08:32

  22-08-2026 09:32 via weatheronline.co.uk
  A fair start then unsettled with rain, showers and cooler temperaturesDry to start the forecast but the main story is one of developing low pressure bringing more unsettled conditions. There will be showers and longer spells of rain from the middle of the week. Some of the rain and showers are going to be heavy with temperatures becoming cooler. Windy on some days too. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Tuesday 25/8/26 The area of high pressure to the northeast of Shetland on Tues
  
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• Europe forecast: Cooler in north - Most staying dry, Aug 22 - 05:43

  22-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  High winds and heavy rain for the Baltics and Finland at the weekend
  Saturday Western regions of Portugal will be rather cloudy though should remain dry as a deep area of low pressure circulates just offshore. Dry and fine across much of Spain though showers will develop towards the northwest. Largely dry and fine across the Balearics, though Ibiza could see a passing shower. Sardinia, Corsica and much of Italy will be dry with plenty of sunshine though the odd shower cannot be ruled out across
  
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• UK Forecast: Largely dry - Chilly nights, warm days, Aug 21 - 15:33

  21-08-2026 16:33 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Saturday High pressure ridges in from the west on Saturday. Chilly at first for most yet a largely dry day with decent sunny spells, however showers will affect northern and western coasts and hills. Showery rain will affect northwest Scotland throughout the day. Highs at 17C in Scotland, 22C in southern England.
  Saturday Night A mainly dry night with clear spells, though northern and western regions of Scotland as well as northwest Ireland will see showers, some heavy and prolonged. Another ch
  
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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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• UK Forecast: Cloudy, mostly dry - Rain Scotland, Aug 17 - 12:25

  17-08-2026 13:25 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Tuesday Plenty of cloud around this morning across the British Isles. There will be one or two spots of drizzle over hills across northern England and it will be quite misty and murky over western coasts and hills as well. An area of rain affecting Northeast Scotland and Orkney with a further area of rain affecting the Hebrides. This afternoon sees the rain being more persistent across the north of Scotland, some of it heavy. Elsewhere cloud tends to break although always lots of it across nort
  
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• Morning Call: Mostly dry, sunny. - Some showers far northwest., Aug 15 - 05:44

  15-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Locally hot in southeastA mostly dry and bright day is expected, with plenty of sunny spells, particularly across southern areas. Scattered showers will affect the Northern Isles, the Hebrides and the northwest Highlands, while a few light showers cannot be ruled out across northern parts of Ireland. Highs of around 26C in the south and 18C in the north.Showers will continue across some northwestern areas through the evening and overnight into Sunday. Elsewhere, it will remain largely dry with
  
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• Europe forecast: High pressure for most. - Locally hot in south., Aug 15 - 05:43

  15-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Unsettled weather far north
  Saturday A sunny and warm day over Portugal while Spain and southern France will see some heavy showers during the afternoon. A mostly dry and sunny day for the British Isles, with a day full of sunshine over the Low Countries, Germany, and Poland. Rather cloudy and breezy for Denmark. Norway, Sweden and Finland will see scattered showers mostly away from the far south. Dry with sunny spells for the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.Some afternoon showers for Switze
  
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• UK Forecast: Dry, mostly sunny Saturday. - Rain or showers in west later., Aug 14 - 09:26

  14-08-2026 10:26 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Saturday A mostly dry and bright day is expected, with plenty of sunny spells, particularly across southern areas. Scattered showers will affect the Northern Isles, the Hebrides and the northwest Highlands, while a few light showers cannot be ruled out across northern parts of Ireland. Highs of around 26C in the south and 18C in the north.
  Saturday Night Showers will continue across some northwestern areas through the evening and overnight into Sunday. Elsewhere, it will remain largely dry with
  
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• Week ahead: Cooling off - Rain coming, Aug 13 - 09:32

  13-08-2026 10:32 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Turning cooler and more unsettled next week.A generally fine weekend though a few scattered showers about. Cooling off through next week as the weather becomes more unsettled. Rain on Monday, but perhaps not for everyone. More rain potentially later in the week as lower pressure dominates. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Sunday 16/8/26 High pressure, albeit weak, is still over the country on Sunday allowing for a mostly dry and fine day with sunny spells. Most places will remai
  
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• UK Forecast: Very hot, eclipse visible - Sunny spells for many, Aug 11 - 13:32

  11-08-2026 14:32 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Wednesday A hot day to come across most of the British Isles. Plenty of sunshine this morning across England and Wales, a little thicker cloud over northern England. Sunny spells developing in Scotland, although one or two spots of drizzle affecting western coasts. Sunny spells in Ireland and broken clouds here. This afternoon stays fair for most with more sunny spells, although always broken cloud north and west. A risk of some fog developing over western coast and hills. Temperatures reaching
  
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• Week ahead: Fresh by the weekend - Very hot few days, Aug 11 - 08:41

  11-08-2026 09:41 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Very hot at first, a little fresher later in the week and the chance of a small amount of rainVery hot weather affecting much of the country but especially England and Wales in the next few days. Turning fresher in northern and western areas late Thursday and Friday. The weekend may become a little more mixed with the prospect of some showery bits of rain. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Friday 14/8/26 Low pressure north of Scotland on Friday with high pressure southwest of Ire
  
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• Morning Call: Mostly dry, sunny. - Some rain northwest., Aug 11 - 05:44

  11-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Locally very warm in southA dry and mostly sunny day is expected across much of the British Isles, with the best of the sunshine across England, Wales and eastern Scotland. Western Scotland and Ireland will see more cloud at times, particularly in the far west, where a few scattered coastal showers are possible. Highs of 28 to 29C in the far south and 17 to 19C in the north.Ireland and Scotland will see cloudy skies with a few showers, these more frequent over the far western parts. England and
  
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• Europe forecast: High pressure for most. - Locally hot in south., Aug 11 - 05:43

  11-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Unsettled weather far north
  Tuesday Sunny and very warm over Portugal and Spain. Some afternoon showers over southern France, elsewhere sunny and warm. A sunny and pleasant day for the British Isles, the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark, and Poland. Cloudier and more breezy with showers in north for Norway and Sweden. Scattered showers and windy for Finland, the Baltic States and Belarus. Some showers over western Ukraine.Some afternoon showers for Switzerland and Austria. Czechia, Slovakia and
  
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• UK Forecast: Hot & dry south - Cooler, cloudier north, Aug 08 - 13:04

  08-08-2026 14:04 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Sunday Good spells of sunshine nacross England and Wales this morning. A front moving south across Ireland, northern England and the south of Scotland giving cloud here and some spots of rain, mostly on the hills. Brighter central and northern Scotland with sunny spells and a scattering of showers. Cloud increases in western and central England and Wales this afternoon, best sunshine in the south. Outbreaks of light rain in central and Northern Ireland, northern England and the far south of Sco
  
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• Week ahead: Becoming hot again - Lots of dry weather, Aug 08 - 08:58

  08-08-2026 09:58 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Fresher at first with rain north and west, staying dry south and east, hot days developingHot weather returns in the middle to latter stages of this week. Some patchy rain for a day or so at first in western Scotland and western Ireland. Dry for most and staying that was as high pressure builds again. Temperatures may be into the mid-30's later in the week. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Tuesday 11/8/26 High pressure is east of the country through Tuesday. Fronts to the west o
  
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• Morning Call: Mostly dry, sunny. - Some rain northwest., Aug 08 - 05:44

  08-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Locally very warm in southEngland, Wales and southern and eastern Scotland will have a largely dry day, with the best of the sunshine across southern areas. Ireland and the rest of Scotland will be mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain mainly affecting western and northwestern areas. Maximum temperatures of 26 to 27C in the southeast, but nearer 15C in the northwest.A rather cloudy evening and night across Scotland, Ireland and northern England, with some light rain gradually moving eastwards.
  
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• Europe forecast: High pressure for most. - Locally hot in south., Aug 08 - 05:43

  08-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Unsettled weather far northwest
  Saturday Sunny and very warm but with afternoon heavy showers over northern Portugal as well as northern and eastern Spain. Sunny over France, Germany, the southern parts of the British Isles, the Low Countries, Poland and Denmark. Rather cloudy over Norway, Sweden and Finland with some showers, more frequent in west. Some heavy showers for the Baltic States, and Ukraine, while Belarus will see plenty of sunshine.Some afternoon showers for Switzerland and Austria
  
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• UK Forecast: Rain and showers north & west - Fresher nights, Aug 05 - 14:22

  05-08-2026 15:22 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Thursday Morning broken cloud and a few showers in eastern areas of England at first on Thursday. A ridge of high pressure builds with any showers easing back through the morning. Cloud will build in the west with showers reaching the far western parts of Scotland and northwest Ireland by the afternoon. Staying dry and fine across England into Wales with the best of the sunshine across southeast England. Highs at 25C in southern England, 16C in Scotland and 20C in Ireland.
  Thursday Night As low
  
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• Week ahead: Rain & showers north and west - Very warm south, Aug 05 - 09:01

  05-08-2026 10:01 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Rain for some at the weekend. Largely dry next week with the south warming up again.Saturday sees rain move down the country, though only patchy light rain for some southern areas with the south seeing very warm temperatures again. High pressure attempts to build in next week to allow for many to see largely dry and sunny conditions, though the north and west tending to stay fresher with a higher risk of rain and showers. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Saturday 8/8/26 Low pres
  
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• Morning Call: Rain Scotland and Ireland - Fair southern England, Aug 05 - 05:44

  05-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Rain and wind Scotland and Ireland drier and bright England and most of WalesLow pressure reamins in control of the weather across the British Isles today. It is going to be fai in England and Wales with good spells of sunshine, just an odd shower in the west. Cloudier for Scotland, rain in the far north. Windy in Ireland with rain in the northwest. Breezy in northern England too.This afternoon brings more rain into Scotland, this slipping south and arriving in northwest England. Rain too in No
  
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• Europe forecast: Hot Mediterranean - Scattered central thunderstorms, Aug 05 - 05:43

  05-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Scattered thunderstorms Spain and central Europe, fresher, mixed north
  Wednesday Thunderstorms developing in northeast Spain, fair for other areas with lots of sunshine. The Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia will be fine with lots of sunshine. Staying fair across Italy with sunny spells here. Greece and Turkey will be dry with plenty of sunshine too. Fine for France with lots of sunshine. Cloud and some patchy rain in the far north of Germany and the Low Countries. Heavy, thundery showers across
  
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• UK Forecast: Showers, some thunderstorms - Warm south, later cooling, Aug 02 - 13:50

  02-08-2026 14:50 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Monday A complex and shallow area of low pressure slowly sweeps into Ireland from the southwest, bringing rain and heavy showers, a risk of local thundery downpours. Often raining across central and northern Scotland. Southwest England and Wales will increasingly see outbreaks of heavy, showery rain too. A drier, brighter day in central and east England, but the rain is likely to move eastwards with time. Feeling humid once again. High temperatures to 34C south, much of central England and east
  
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• Week ahead: Often showery - Milder temperatures, locally warm, Aug 02 - 09:15

  02-08-2026 10:15 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Generally slack low pressure next week allows for varied showers across most areas. The heaviest showers in the first half of the week with a risk of thunderstorms across many northern areas. Shower remain frequent north; higher pressure to the south will bring drier, bright spells south and east but always a risk of showers returning. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Wednesday 5/8/26 Wednesday sees more extensive heavy rain in Scotland; some thundery downpours are probable. Str
  
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• Morning Call: Dry Britain, sun spells - Rain spreading into Ireland, Aug 02 - 05:44

  02-08-2026 06:44 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Low pressure slowly approaches Ireland from the southwest, gradually pushing rain more widely into the country; Britain stays dry with sunny spells except for a few light showers in north Scotland.Good morning,A change in the weather is beginning, but it's a slow one. Low pressure southwest of Ireland is slowly drawing fronts across the island, progressively pushing rain more widely, most areas at risk of some rain by late in the day. A slight east-southeasterly breeze picking up as well.Britai
  
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• Europe forecast: Breezy showery Scandinavia - Mostly dry continent, Aug 02 - 05:43

  02-08-2026 06:43 via weatheronline.co.uk
  A band of heavy rain and thundery showers moves eastward, leaving much of the continent dry and mostly sunny; scattered showers over the Alps and some eastern regions.
  Sunday Bright sunshine across Iberia, a few isolated showers near northern coasts of Spain. The Balearics will be dry with sunshine. A few afternoon showers over Sardinia and Corsica but otherwise sunny. Scattered showers around Italy, a few odd heavier bursts around central and southern mountains in the afternoon; the showers wi
  
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• UK Forecast: Fresher air, sun spells - Northern showers, Jul 30 - 12:02

  30-07-2026 13:02 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Friday Largely dry for central, south and eastern regions of England on Friday; broken cloud and sunny spells, fair weather cloud building with time. Showery rain for northern and western regions of Scotland and Ireland, some showery bursts extending eastward during the day and becoming quite heavy. Some showers too for northwest England and Wales. Fresh westerly breezes in the north and west, lighter winds further south. Highs up to 24 to 27C central and southeast England, 18 to 22C for Wales,
  
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• Week ahead: Showers next week - Warm/humid south, Jul 30 - 10:00

  30-07-2026 11:00 via weatheronline.co.uk
  Occasional thundery downpours. Dry weather breaks down next week in favour of showers and extended spells of rain, some of which will be heavy and thundery. Note that the day-to-day detail is currently very uncertain. For the weather for the next few days click here
  Sunday 2/8/26 High pressure moves into northern Europe on Sunday allowing for an Atlantic low pressure system to move toward southwest Ireland, where rain may develop and turn heavy. Otherwise a dry day for most of Britain and North
  
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