Interesting to see how today's frontal system gets 'stripped' by (mostly) high ground as it crosses the British Isles. These are the 6-hour rainfall forecast (see the full size chart here) and notice the heavy rain passing through Northern Ireland, Wales, the Midlands and parts of northeast England this afternoon, but

Here we go then with the guidance from the ECMWF 6-Week model which is taking us to mid-October. The chillier weather of the last couple of days for some (and night time cool temperatures too) certainly reminds us that autumn is here. This is what the model is expected... 15th September to 21st

If you had showers today (Monday) you can't help to have been struck by how cold the air felt during the showers. This is explained looking at the back trajectories of where the air over us has come from. The charts below fro Wetter3 shower air at three different levels; 950hPa (around