TWO WEEK FORECAST FOR THE UK
(issued 27 July 2010 14h BST)


High pressure to the southwest looks set to dominate the next two weeks.

Wed 28-Fri 30 July
A Low to,the north of Scotland will move away east during Wednesday, which will be a bright day with sunshine at times, although N and E Scotland will start breezy and cloudy with a few showers. Much fresher in the south, with highs ranging from 15C in NE Scotland to 22C in SE England. A cool night to follow with lows from 4-6C in Highland Scotland to 10-13C in the south. Thursday should be generally dry with sunny periods, though by the end of the day frontal cloud and light rain wiill spread intot N Ireland and W Scotland, Highs from 16-18C in N Ireland, W and N Scotland to 23-25C in SE England and the Midlands. Friday will dawn sunny over S England, E Wales, the Midlands and most of eastern England, but cloud and rain will edge in from the northwest, not reaching E Anglia and SE England until evening. Highs from 14-16C over much of Scotland and N Ireland to 22-24C in southeastern areas.

Sat 31 July-Thurs 5 August
A deep Low will pass close to NE Scotland on Saturday, with England, Wales and N Ireland cool with sunny intervals and showers, few for S England, while Scotland will be windy with some heavy rain in the norht and east, and will feel cold. For the following days, Scotland will be affected by further fronts swinging east bringing mostly light rain, and cool winds, but high pressure to the southwest will keep most other parts dry, with near normal temperatures; often with a fair amount of cloud, but some sunshine.

Fri 6-Wed 11 August
High pressure will build in from the southwest. Over the weekend another Low will bring rain or showers to northeastern areas, and in its wake there will be a plunge of north winds, so it will be quite cool for August, but the waether will be settling down with increasing sunshine and temeparures responding

Please note: Ian Lyall cannot guarantee the accuracy of this forecast and accepts no liability for any result, loss or inconvenience as the result of any activity (personally or by third party) based on it. It is only an indication of what SEEMS most likely.