Scotland is seeing some sunshine for Monday morning although it is still blustery and cold. Heavy showers are already appearing in the west and more rain will arrive through the day. Eastern parts will see the most of any drier brighter weather today with occasional showers blown across the country. Western areas turn cloudy and wet, with the heaviest and more persistent rain setting in at teatime from the SW. The fresh SW winds, back to a southerly and strengthens along the west coast. And by late afternoon there will be gales, even severe gales through the N.Channel, Solway Firth with gusts of 60 to 70mph around the coasts and 50mph gusts for Strathclyde. After reaching 12C at lunchtime, Glasgow will end the day wet and cold at 7C with strong winds and summer seeming to be a long way away. Sheltered northern Scotland could reach 14C for the Moray coast and 13C for Edinburgh in the brighter spells. The heavy and persistent rain moves right across Scotland during the evening, with strong, gusty winds south of the Central belt. The low pressure centre will head towards the NW Highlands and the frontal rain clears into the North Sea this evening. Strong SW winds will push into the Firth of Lorn and the Argyll coast with gusts near to 70mph around midnight with more heavy rain. The higher ground in western Scotland cold see 50mm of rain today, 2”.It turns cold overnight, down to 2C inland with the showers continuing to feed in for central areas, dry and clearer elsewhere.

Wales has a mixed start this morning with clear blue skies and sunshine in the north and south but more cloud and showers elsewhere. Everywhere is blustery in the fresh SW winds and these will strengthen this afternoon as heavy rain approaches from the Irish Sea. Before that the cloud will increase and there will be patchy rain about but temperatures should reach 12C around the middle of the day. Heavy and persistent rain will arrive by late afternoon and set in for the evening. The hills and mountains of west Wales could see 70mm of rain today, nearly 3”. Severe gales could clip Anglesey and the Llyn peninsula this evening with gusts near to 70mph. Strong to gale force S or SW winds will blow over Wales this evening with gust 60mph, heavy rain and it will feel cold and miserable. North wales will become clear and dry down to a cool 5C but southern half will keep the cloud and 11C with more hefty showers in the south.