It's a rather messy synoptic set-up across Britain and Ireland as we start the new working week with a cold front moving slowly eastwards but being slowed by the development of a secondary low pressure system across southern regions during the next 24 hours or so. This results in some wet weather for the south and west whilst some eastern regions remain mostly dry.
A broad band of cloud and rain extends north to south from Scotland, down across much of north-western England, Wales and into the southwest of England this morning, the rain locally quite heavy and persistent. To the east it is a mostly dry start with some brightness in the far east while to the west it is also drier across much of Ireland and Northern Ireland although a few showers are feeding into western coastal regions. That band of rain will continue to slowly edge eastwards today, the heaviest and most persistent of the rain coming across Wales and south-western counties of England. Some rain will reach eastern counties of England but it will be more patchy in nature whilst the rain across northern regions will tend to die out during the course of the day. This leaves the best of the sunshine today across western regions, but even here a few showers are likely to break out. Top temperatures will be on the cool side for many, generally ranging between 12°C and 17°C - the highest figures coming in the brighter areas.
It turns chilly in the north and west tonight as skies clear and winds fall light, but it will be milder further south and east as showers or longer spells of rain only slowly ease and die away leaving a fair amount of cloud and some mist patches. Tuesday does promise to be a drier and brighter day for many with some sunny spells developing and just the odd shower, but freshening winds and thickening cloud will bring outbreaks of rain into the far northwest later on in the day as the remnants of ex-hurricane Dorian arrive.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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