This week just keeps a westerly flow off the Atlantic bringing showers, especially to prone western shores. The Westerly flow has more of a NW tint to start the week, so it feels cooler today, but by Thursday there should be a turn to the SW with a little warmer, mainly for southeast Britain

So nothing extra warm this week, no taste of summer just yet. In the sunny spells it can still feel lovely and warm and sun cream is advised but the air isn’t that warm. So in any shade or the breeze it does feel cool. With the threat of showers as well this week, it makes the weather as uncertain as the temperatures. A walk that starts in bright, warm sunshine can be soon interrupted by a hefty downpour and a quick chill. And the same for getting the washing out on the line.

Today, many places have a wet Monday morning. An area of low pressure is heading towards northern Scotland and there is a complicated pattern of fronts bringing rain to England, S.Scotland and Wales and then a rash of showers into Northern Ireland and Scotland.

There have been some heavy bursts already this morning, for E.Anglia, the West Country & south Wales and a nasty line for the Central belt, bringing tricky conditions on the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The heavier showers from the NW could include hail, thunder and lightning. See Thunderstorm forecast for today.