Autumn to begin with unsettled' weather as rain and wind forecast

Autumn will begin with cool, changeable weather across the UK, bringing rain, wind and scattered showers. Monday marks the end of meteorological summer with temperatures around 13–14C at first and highs near 20–21C in the evening. South-west Scotland faces heavy rainfall with a yellow warning for Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde between 3am and 10am, raising flood and travel concerns. Showers will develop in the west and spread east, with some heavy bursts, hail and thunder on brisk winds. Tuesday and the rest of the week are likely to remain unsettled with further rain and blustery showers.

The beginning of autumn is set to be marked with rainy and changeable weather, the Met Office has said. Monday will see the end of meteorological summer with cooling temperatures, rain and wind expected across the country, the forecaster said. Temperatures next week will likely be around average for early September, starting at 13C or 14C and reaching highs of around 20C to 21C in the evening hours. Heavy rainfall is expected across south-western parts of Scotland, and a yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Dumfries and Galloway, and Strathclyde between 3am and 10am on Monday.

Though Monday is set to start with some sunshine across eastern areas of the country, scattered showers are soon to develop in the west before spreading eastwards throughout the day, possibly with heavy rain and thunder. Some of these showers will be on the heavy side, maybe the odd rumble of thunder and some hail mixed in to some of them too, but they will be moving through steadily on a fairly brisk wind in the brighter moments, Craig Snell, meteorologist at the Met Office, said. On Tuesday, rain is once again expected to develop across south-west England before spreading eastward across most parts of England and Wales.

Throughout the day, some of this rain will be quite heavy and persistent, and overall, quite a wet picture for some of us, Mr Snell added. For Scotland, Northern Ireland, the far north of northern England, we just continue the mix of sunshine and the scattered showers, with maybe some sunshine returning later on in the day across the far South West, but still risk of some heavy showers here. Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to reach highs of around 17C to around 20C, or 21C across the south.

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