The Met Office has named the UK areas set to be battered by hail and thunder on Wednesday, as unsettled weather continues across the country.
Areas at Risk
Nearly 13 areas across the UK are expected to experience a continued risk of hail and thunder, according to the forecaster. The conditions are part of a broader pattern of unsettled weather that will persist for much of the week.
Weekly Forecast
The Met Office said: "An unsettled regime will persist across the UK for much of the week, bringing a mix of brighter intervals and frequent showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some of these are expected to be heavy at times, with a chance of hail and thunder in places, whilst more widespread wet and windy weather is likely on Thursday."
Expert Comments
Clare Nasir, a Met Office meteorologist, said in the morning forecast: "Through Wednesday, we start a game with some showers. There will be some dry showers in eastern Scotland, southeast England, with some brighter weather coming through. But these showers will again move from the west, drifting in, and developing as that sun becomes stronger through the day. They could be heavy with the risk of thunder, and temperatures typically probably the mid-teens, the high teens further south."
Jo Farror, a meteorologist with Netweather.tv, added: "Wednesday will be another showery day with hefty downpours and bright spells. The showers will ease from the west during the day, as eyes turn to the Atlantic for a new low pressure. It will be another cool day. During Wednesday night, there will be clear skies for Britain before high cloud and then frontal rain arrives over Ireland. Thursday does look wet as a low pressure brings a spell of proper rain across the UK. It will turn wet and windy before the rain clears away from northeast Scotland on Thursday evening. The UK will still be in the westerly flow on Friday but high pressure will build from the south for the end of the working week."
Outlook
Despite the midweek storms, the weather is expected to turn warmer over the weekend, offering some respite from the unsettled conditions.
