Storm Forecast Issued: 2009-06-04 18:23:00
Valid: 2009-06-05 00:00:00 - 2009-06-05 23:59:00
Regions Affected
Northern Isles, much of Scotland, parts of Northeast England ( Northern Ireland, Northwest England, Yorkshire, and the East & West Midlands are included in the WATCH )
Synopsis
A cool and showery northeasterly airflow will be dominant across the United Kingdom during Friday. Showers are expected to become widespread across northern and eastern Scotland during the day, with snow possible above ~700m in particular. The showers during the afternoon are expected to move far inland on stiff northeasterly winds. Some of the showers are likely to be thundery, especially where they are frequent along North Sea coastal counties. A developing cold front across Northern England will see scattered showers initially develop during the morning, but these are likely to become increasingly frequent, merging into an area of rain during the afternoon, especially on the eastern side of the Pennines. Scattered showers may develop elsewhere, particularly over the Midlands, but conditions are forecast to be less favourable for thundery showers. Showers are expected to merge into longer spells of rain across the Midlands/N England in particular during the evening as an area of LOW pressure develops. Showers across Scotland will decrease in number rapidly during the evening, but are likely to continue in coastal counties during the night.