{"id":123426,"date":"2026-07-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=123426"},"modified":"2026-07-25T01:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:47:25","slug":"rain-set-to-sweep-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/rain-set-to-sweep-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office Issues Weekend Warning as Rain Set to Sweep Across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nine UK regions<\/strong> are set to experience <strong>heavy rain<\/strong> this weekend as temperatures fall after a prolonged period of sunshine. <strong>The Met Office forecasts<\/strong> a band of rain moving across the country from Saturday, with cooler and unsettled conditions expected through Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rain to Move Across Scotland and Northern England<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first rainfall is expected to arrive on Scotland\u2019s north-west coast during the early hours of Saturday before spreading southwards. The <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.metoffice.gov.uk\/forecast\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Met Office forecasts<\/a> a change from the warm and sunny conditions seen during the week, with cooler temperatures, periods of rain and stronger winds in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No weather warnings have been issued, but several regions are expected to see significant rainfall during the weekend. The areas forecast to experience heavy rain include: <strong>Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North West England, South West England, North East England, Yorkshire and the Humber, The Midlands, East Anglia and Central England.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">High pressure remains in charge for the next coupe of days<br><br>Things become more mobile into the weekend, as low pressure skirts across the north of Scotland, pushing a cold front southwards<br><br>High pressure returns to the south on Monday, bringing more settled conditions once again <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PaI2ABpPwa\">pic.twitter.com\/PaI2ABpPwa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Met Office (@metoffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/metoffice\/status\/2080246979821506830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekend Rain Timeline Across the UK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain will begin moving south-east from Northern Ireland and Scotland at around 7am on Saturday, according to Met Office forecasts. By late morning, parts of northern England are expected to see rainfall, followed by wetter conditions across North West England and North Wales during the afternoon. Rain will also reach Yorkshire and the Humber later in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of England and Wales should experience a drier Saturday evening, although further rain is expected across Scotland and Northern Ireland overnight. On Sunday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/uk-weather-sharp-turn-with-heavy-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rain<\/a> will return across parts of Wales, North West England, Yorkshire and the Midlands. The wet conditions are expected to spread further south, reaching the South West of England later in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heaviest Rain Expected on Sunday Afternoon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Met Office forecasts the most widespread rainfall around <strong>1pm on Sunday<\/strong>, when much of the UK could be covered by cloud and showers. Most areas should become drier by the evening, although the heaviest rainfall of the weekend is expected around East Yorkshire near Hull, where between <strong>16mm and 32mm<\/strong> of rain could fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London and the South East are expected to avoid the heaviest downpours, although scattered showers are possible in the capital and nearby counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Temperatures Set to Drop After Sunny Spell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather change will also bring cooler temperatures. Forecast highs are expected to reach around <strong>23\u00b0C<\/strong> on Saturday before falling to approximately <strong>20\u00b0C on Sunday<\/strong>. The weekend forecast marks a shift away from the recent sunny conditions, with unsettled weather affecting large parts of the UK before conditions potentially stabilise in the following days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long spell of sunshine, the UK is set for a change in weather this weekend. Several regions are expected to see wetter and cooler conditions as a band of rain moves across the country, affecting outdoor plans for many households.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":123429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123426"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123428,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123426\/revisions\/123428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}