The strongest winds move along the English Channel, as it becomes more windy over SE Britain by lunchtime. Temperatures could reach 19 or 20C but worth being out of the wind and dodging the showers. The westerly winds veer to the NW, bringing cooler air into N.Ireland and Scotland. Here temperatures will struggle in the teens today. Strong NW winds and gales will blow through the North Channel and around Orkney this afternoon, where there will be more heavy and persistent rain.

There are zones of showers today, with some areas getting lots and others seeing longer dry, even bright spells. There will be hail and thunder mixed into, mainly for the NW. As more of the UK sees a NW wind, the showers ease for eastern Britain and central England.

It remains wet and windy around Orkney and the far north of the mainland with brisk winds for coastal Scotland in the west and north. Elsewhere, the showers fade as pressure rises slightly from the west. So, Tuesday starts off on a much better note but there is another low heading our way.

Tuesday

There will be a fine morning with a scattering of showers from the west. There will still be a noticeable breeze but East Anglia could reach 18 or 19C and feel okay. Then the next development begins to arrive in Eire. There is another yellow warning for Strong winds out from the UK Met Office and it will be worth watching developments on this low as it looks like it could bring stronger winds to more of the UK, mainly England and Wales.

Tuesday into Wednesday there will be a spell of wet and windy weather with heavy rain. The strongest winds look to be for England and Wales with land gales likely and the heavy rain could reach into southern Scotland and N.Ireland, particularly Co. Down. Keep an eye on the warnings, if it reaches an Amber warning, this will become the first named storm of the season, Aileen.

There could be gusts of 60-70mph and difficult travel conditions. By Wednesday morning, early one there could be stormy conditions along the east coast of England as the low pressure draws away into the North Sea

The rest of Wednesday will be blustery showers and bright spells but with lighter winds for Scotland. The showers again could be heavy and thundery.

Thursday

There will still be showers about, mainly filtering along the coasts brought along by the freshening NW wind. It will feel chilly but there will be a lot of fine, sunny weather inland. South-eastern Britain could reach 17 or 18C and feel okay in the sunshine and a bit of shelter. After dark, it will be clear and cold as the winds ease. A touch of frost is likely inland.

Friday looks more settled as the NW winds ease and pressure rises from the SW. It does look like fronts will topple over the high pressure, bringing rain into N.Ireland and W.Scotland later but overall an okay end to the working week for much of Britain.