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This week will be cloudy with rain and some drizzle in the north and west 🧐🌧 . ⬇️ This Evening and Tonight ⬇️ Western areas will remain rather damp with patchy rain and drizzle, and some areas of hill fog. The east will be drier with a few fog patches perhaps developing under any clearer spells. Breezy in the far northwest. . ⬇️ Tuesday ⬇️ Largely cloudy with rain and drizzle over western hills and coasts; heavy at times in the far northwest. Eastern areas will be brighter. Feeling milder than of late. . ⬇️ Outlook for Wednesday to Friday ⬇️ Spells of wind and rain will be confined to the northwest; elsewhere generally drier and more settled. Often cloudy, especially in the west, but warm where sunshine breaks through. . . #thisweek #weather #ukweather #cloudy #drizzleOur friends over at @rnli caught this image of Storm Gareth a couple days ago 😯🌧 . We advise the team in helping prepare for, and take action in response to deteriorating weather conditions, flooding and storm surges. Volunteers drop everything to respond to emergencies, saving lives in the most difficult conditions. . . #savinglivesatsea #ukweather #weatheraware #stormgarethIt’s been a stormy week and there’s more windy and wet weather to come! . We are also expecting some snow in northern parts of the UK on Saturday 👀🌨 . It does look like our weather will be calming down next week, but until then stay #WeatherAware and keep up to date with our weather warnings. . 📸 @brownieLB_1 (Twitter)Storm Gareth easing but further wet and windy weather arriving 🌧💨 . Here’s an overview for the rest of the week. . ⬇️This Evening and Tonight⬇️ Storm Gareth will ease this evening, with many central and eastern areas becoming dry. Further wet and windy weather will arrive in the west though, with gales possible. The rain will be often heavy, and will track eastwards overnight. . ⬇️Thursday⬇️ The wet and windy weather will continue tomorrow morning, clearing southwards by midday. It will stall in the south though, and blustery showers are likely elsewhere. . ⬇️Outlook for Friday to Sunday⬇️ It will stay unsettled, with further outbreaks of heavy rain and strong winds at times. Gales are also likely, with snow possible on Saturday in the north. . . #storm #stormgareth #ukweather #satelliteStorm Gareth from space 😯🌧💨 . The strongest winds will arrive this evening and tonight. . It will remain very windy throughout Wednesday. . The spotty clouds to the south of the storm are heavy showers! . . #storm #ukweather #winds#StormGareth has been named by @meteireann and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK later on Tuesday and into Wednesday! . . #weatheraware #storm #ukweatherArchives
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