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A map of the UK showing weather symbols for Wednesday. Most of the UK will see sunny spells, but heavy showers are likely, mainly in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures will be slightly above average with highs of 9 or 10 Celsius in the north and 11 or 12 Celsius in the south.

In need of some Vitamin D? 🌤️

The sunshine returns on Wednesday, but it won't be entirely dry with scattered showers possible, these heaviest and most frequent in the north 🌦️

“Weather touches everybody’s lives every day, and I think the really exciting opportunity with AI is that we could start personalising what weather information means for individuals. We can move beyond what the weather will be, to what the weather will mean and how that might affect some of the decisions you need to make on a daily basis.” - Prof. Kirstine Dale

AI‑enabled weather models are fast, but reliable forecasting still depends on scientific rigour. In the latest GAEA Talks episode, Professor Kirstine Dale explains why the future lies in combining physics‑based modelling with AI.

Watch here: bit.ly/3ORSsBI

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Strong winds across northwest Scotland

Wednesday 0000 – 1200

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Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

❌️ 5 things to know about the weather

✅ Here's Annie with 3 things to know about the weather this week 👇

Week Ahead 09/03/2026 A cold end to the week – Met Office weather forecast UK YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather

There will be some bright and mild weather this week but strong winds and heavy rain return in western areas from mid-week and cold air brings a risk of snow and ice in northern areas by Friday.

Here's Annie with the Week Ahead forecast 👇

Did you catch any sunshine last weekend?

Northern areas certainly did, Edinburgh saw over 20 hours over the weekend 🌤️

Further south it was a much greyer picture ☁️

But a change is coming as winds pick up in the days ahead 🌦️

A cloudy start to the week before turning colder with wintry hazards Typical early spring conditions dominate the immediate forecast, with the potential for wintry hazards to develop later in the week, particularly across northern and western areas.

Conditions are looking quite typical for early spring at the start of the week, but there's potential for wintry hazards to develop later in the week, particularly across northern and western areas.

Get all the latest information in our news release 👇

Met Office UK Monthly Weather Summary February 2026

You can find out more about the weather impacts and extremes experienced across the UK last month in our detailed assessment of the weather and climate statistics.

Read the full summary here: bit.ly/49pRpig

How will AI weather forecasts make maximum impacts for users? Like many industries, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will revolutionise weather forecasting in the coming years.

🔍 AI models like FastNet are transforming forecasting

🏥 Met Office is ensuring improvements are introduced responsibly + transparently

❤️ Experts across industry help shape next‑gen forecasts for aviation, energy & the public

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The power of weather intelligence. Met Office.

We're staying curious! This British Science week, we're asking how will AI weather forecasts make maximum impact? #BSW26

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Will we see any spring sunshine this week?

Find out all the weather details for the week ahead below 👇

A sunrise in winter.

With Saharan dust still across parts of the UK at times this weekend, sunrises and sunsets could appear more vivid 🌄

Share your #LoveUKWeather photos, we would love to see them 📸

Clear skies holding on in Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures falling away ✨

Cloudier elsewhere with outbreaks of rain in the southeast ☁️

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Thanks for your comments. It's best to send feedback with screengrabs to us via email: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/con.... Then it can go directly to the developers for consideration.

A picture of the UK from space, with clear skies in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Cloudy elsewhere, with dust in the east.

Did you wake up to dust on your car this morning? 🤔

Saharan dust will still be in the air this weekend, so you may want to hold off washing your car! 👇

06/03/2026 - Will Saharan dust affect your weekend? - Weather Studio Live Met Office Forecast YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather

Join our presenters LIVE in the Weather Studio over on YouTube at 12:15pm

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It's a bright afternoon for Northern Ireland and Scotland ⛅

Elsewhere, a much cooler and cloudier picture with spells of rain ☁️

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Give us your feedback and report problems via the in-app buttons, so it goes directly to the developers.

Download now 👇

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Met Office graphic with image showing weather app on mobile phone. Text reads: Coming up You asked, we’ll deliver: Enhancing the colour scheme Adding beach forecasts tailored to coastal locations Adding mountain forecasts for conditions at altitude.

From next week, we’ll start to enhance the colour scheme and add beach and mountain forecasts.

You’ll receive in-app notifications explaining feature updates each week from now on, although we’ll let you know about key improvements here too.

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Met Office graphic with image showing weather app on mobile phone. Text reads: This week You asked, we’re delivering: More measurement units, so you can choose how temperature, wind speed and visibility are shown. In-app notifications to explain newly released improvements.

We’re continuing to improve our app to better meet your needs.

In version 3.0.29 this week, we’re providing more measurement units, so you can choose your preferences for temperature (°C / °F), wind speed (mph / km/h / knots / m/s / Beaufort scale) & visibility (miles / kms / description).

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A map of the UK with Northolt in Greater London marked on the map, alongside 19.2 °C because this makes it the warmest day of the year so far in the UK.

Today has been the warmest day of the year so far with 19.2 °C recorded at Northolt in Greater London

The last time we got to similar temperatures was during early October 🌡️

Weekend weather 05/03/2026 – Misty, murky with little rain – Met Office weather forecast UK Spotify video

Much of the weekend will be cloudy and most places won’t see any rain but as always there’s a couple of exceptions...

Find out more with Alex👇
Watch or listen in full on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Q7Y...

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A map of the UK showing the temperature contrasts across the UK today, with 5.3 °C in Northern Ireland, and 19.2 °C in Northolt.

Big temperature contrasts across the country at the moment with a difference of almost 14 °C from Northern Ireland to southeast England 🌡️

The Met Office: Forecasting the Future of UK Weather with AI Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer at the Met Office, is speaking about embedding AI into the UK’s Weather Service at Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit

Today, our Chief AI officer Kirstine Dale is speaking at Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit.

In a recent feature for Sustainability magazine, she shares how we’re embedding advanced AI across the Met Office’s forecasting systems.

Read the full article here:

Look closely and you can spot some Saharan dust on the satellite images that is now drifting towards southern parts of the UK 🛰️

This is likely to cause some hazier skies in our weather this weekend 🌥️

10 Day Trend 04/03/2026 – Warmer spell set to last? – Met Office weather forecast UK YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather

The weather patterns have shifted but how long will that hold and how long will the warmer weather in the east stick around.

Bringing you this 10 day weather forecast is Alex Deakin.
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Saharan dust is currently drifting northwards across Spain and into the Bay of Biscay, likely reaching the UK by the end of the week

See if you can spot it below 👇

What is 'blood rain' and will we see it this week? There has been growing interest this week in the possibility of so‑called “blood rain” affecting parts of the UK.

What is 'blood rain' and will we see it this week?

What the Met Office says...⬇️
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/wh...

The skies are playing sunshine swapsies this week ☀️

Much of England gets the brighter share on Thursday, while Northern Ireland and Scotland take their turn with more sunshine on Friday