Nice visible satellite presentation of what’s likely our deepest low of the summer thus far. Expect coastal and high elevation gales through today with frequent heavy showers packing hail and thunder.

Note the main front to the south pretty much connects Europe with North America, it’s cold and refreshing to the north, warm and muggy to the south.

Today’s surface chart.

Despite the strong and gusty wind and rain to the NW, in the sunshine and with the enhancement of SW winds blowing from the Azores, the SE of England could see 25C this afternoon.

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When you’ve SW winds driving warm, humid air into SE England, you know it’s going to be hot down over Spain. Yesterday saw another 41C on Montoro, we’re likely to see the same again today.

Yesterday’s Europe highs.

Today’s forecast highs.

Today’s system slowly clears into tomorrow and we catch a break till the weekend when the next deep low moves in bringing further heavy rain and gales to NW.

Ahead of the Saturday system, more heat streams north from Morocco up through Spain and France into SE England.

Another system follows Monday in close pursuit of Sunday’s and this will trigger and linger cooler, fresher flow down over the UK through much of next week.

Nights next week could be particularly cold by August standards.

See this morning’s video.

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