Storm Forecast Issued: 00:07 Saturday, 31st July 2010
Valid: 2010-07-31 00:00:00 - 2010-07-31 23:59:00

Regions Affected
NE/E/SE Scotland (Scotland, Northern Ireland, N Wales and N England are included in the WATCH)

Synopsis

Low pressure "Uschi" (FU Berlin) located over northern Scotland will dominate the weather across the United Kingdom on Saturday.

As the cold front clears East Anglia into the North Sea from 03z onwards, there is a chance of embedded convection developing out to sea, with a risk of isolated thunder and lightning. This is particularly likely to occur over E Holland/NW Germany during the evening hours.

In the following rPm airmass, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop across northern Britain. Best potential for thunder and lightning exists across many eastern portions of Scotland, aided by orographic lift. Any storms that do occur in the afternoon/evening hours are likely to continue on a path across the North Sea towards Scandinavia during the late evening/overnight period. Given the airmass, small-to-moderate hail is likely in many of the showers, with a chance of local flooding in any prolonged torrential downpours.