Cold weather to come

Early on Tuesday a deepening area of low pressure will move east across northern Scotland bringing rain, which will be heavy at times, especially across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The rain will be accompanied by strengthening north westerly winds.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “Of particular concern is a prolonged spell of heavy rain over or close to Shetland during Tuesday. A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued. We are also monitoring the potential for a period of strong northwesterly winds, especially for Orkney and perhaps also into parts of the Moray and Aberdeenshire coast.”

“We will continue to assess the need for weather warnings, so please keep up to date with our latest forecasts and warnings for your area.”

Elsewhere, rain will work southwards across the country tomorrow bringing cold northerly winds with it. This markedly cold, showery airmass spreads across the whole of the UK by mid-week with hail and thunder in places, and there is the chance some of the showers could turn wintry over some Scottish mountains.

Further ahead

Looking further ahead, milder air from the Atlantic is expected to push back across the country later on Friday and more especially into the weekend, cutting off the cold air from the north and seeing a return to temperatures nearer average for the time of year.

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