After a weekend of heavy downpours and severe gales, Storm Boelo is moving away from the UK and the weather has turned calmer. Two men were killed by falling trees and 90,000 properties were left without power during the storm, the BBC reports.
The calm may not last long. Another deep area of low pressure is already approaching from the Atlantic, and as it moves to the north-west of the country during Monday and Tuesday it will bring another dose of rain and gales.
Monday's rain
Rain will spread quickly northwards on Monday morning, bringing rain to many parts of south-west England, Wales and Northern Ireland before moving north-eastwards to reach central, eastern and northern England, as well as most of Scotland, by around lunchtime. It will be misty and murky over some coasts and hills. As the rain clears, slightly drier conditions will spread across the UK from the south-west. While many areas will remain cloudy, a few bright or sunny spells are possible, especially in Wales and south-west England. Southerly winds will bring warmer air than of late, and temperatures may peak at 18 or 19C in the south.
Winds strengthening
After a breezy start, winds will strengthen again during the day, with widespread gusts of 30 to 40 mph and 50 mph gusts likely in many coastal areas. It will turn even windier overnight as the low pressure passes close to Northern Ireland and north-west Scotland, with gusts peaking on Tuesday.
The Met Office yellow warning, valid from 03:00 until 23:59 GMT on Tuesday, covers almost the entirety of Scotland apart from Shetland, extending into the north coast of Northern Ireland and the far north of Northern England. Widespread gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected, with the possibility of speeds exceeding 70 mph around some exposed coasts. The warning suggests a low risk of significant impacts, with the chance of travel disruption, power cuts, damage to buildings and some flying debris.
This latest system is unlikely to be as widely disruptive as Storm Boelo, or Storm Austen which came before it, and has not, so far, been named. The next name on the list for the 2026/2027 season is Chloe. Its impacts could, however, be magnified coming so soon after the previous storm.
Calmer from midweek
High pressure will build close to the UK from midweek onwards, meaning the weather should gradually calm down. Showers will continue on Wednesday but most places are expected to be dry by the end of the day. Under light winds on Thursday morning, mist and fog could cause some travel disruption, before largely clearing to leave a dry day with sunny spells. A weather front could bring rain back into western parts on Friday, but high pressure is then expected to rebuild, with most computer weather models suggesting a drier and calmer spell is likely to develop over the weekend and into next week.