Here we go with the new week, and so here's what you need to know about the weather ahead of us... 1. Rain today for Northern Ireland, parts of Wales, the Midlands and southern England, edging north. Mostly dry elsewhere although bits and pieces of rain this morning in northern Scotland. 2.

The recent production from Hoogs analogue forecast continues to suggest we are heading for La Nia in the summer... This corresponds to a similar tale from CFS and so we now seem to be heading toward a moderate La Niña pattern. Implications for summer ensue and I'll have more in that for

We're rapidly approaching our 17/18th pivotal weather period. This time frame has consistently shown potential for a shift in weather patterns and it is now well within the time frame of the operational models. Not that they're seeing much. ECMWF tries to build a ridge to our east but keeps the UK