BBC Weather issues ‘important announcement’ saying it has ‘finally found summer’ and revealing exact date - Wales Online

After weeks of rain and little to no sign of summer forecasters have finally offered some hope by suggesting when the warm dry weather could return. After the sixth-wettest July on record for the UK it looks like we may finally see some sun again – and there's not too long to wait.

In a short teaser video on X, formerly known as Twitter), BBC weather shared a clip showing high pressure over the UK on Thursday, August 10. They captioned the clip: "We have an important announcement for those fed up with being rained on. After 6 weeks of being AWOL, we have finally found summer."

The damp July has come straight after what was the hottest June on record so while it has been wet for the last few weeks temperatures have remained fairly warm creating a heavy, humid feel. However hopefully clearer skies will soon return to make it feel as though we have at least some sort of summer.

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According to the BBC weather for Wales the country won't see a fully clear day until Wednesday, August 9. Until then there will be showers every day with heavy rain also expected on some of those days. Temperature-wise Wales looks set to remain around 17°C but dropping as low as 10°C overnight.

The Met Office paints a similar picture but suggests that some parts of the country could see the sun slightly earlier with Cardiff forecast to have a dry and sunny Sunday this weekend (August 6). It will then be cloudier for the rest of the week but currently appears to be dry for most of Wales.

Explaining why July had been so unseasonably wet compared to the month before it Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said the sudden shift was down to a change in the jet stream. Explaining exactly how the jet stream affected our weather he said: "[It's] all to do with the jet stream. [The change between June and July is] basically to do with a shift in the jet stream for most of June.

"Broadly speaking the jet stream was fast-moving – a ribbon of air high up in the atmosphere – and it takes low-pressure systems along with it generally to the north. So Iceland was getting hit by a lot of low-pressure systems in June. We are on the warm side of the jet and that's why high pressure was dominating across the UK hence why it was a very sunny month and generally an incredible month as well – the warmest June on record. Since then, almost exactly on the last day of June, well, probably the 27th or 28th, but the last few days of June were showery as well, but the jet has shifted south and it's more barrelling in across the UK."

The long-range Met Office forecast for the UK

Sunday, August 6, to Tuesday, August 15

"A mix of sunshine and showers initially, these most frequent and heaviest in the northwest, with the brightest conditions likely in the south, feeling more pleasant here. Changeable, often unsettled conditions, at least to start the following week, with showers and longer spells of rain likely, but some drier and brighter interludes, with these looking increasingly likely by the end of the week.

"Winds generally light to moderate, with a continued risk of strong winds at times with temperatures remaining below average. Beyond this, while changeable conditions are never too far away indications are that more settled conditions become the more likely scenario, but interspersed still with some more unsettled weather. Temperatures continue to be mostly below average although should start to recover through the period."

Wednesday, August 16, to Wednesday, August 30

"During the second half of August, there is a greater chance of more settled spells developing, with warmer and drier conditions becoming slightly more likely than the unseasonably unsettled weather of July. However, unsettled conditions are never too far away and so there will likely still be some spells of rain or showers for many areas from time to time. Temperatures look like they will recover to at least average, or a little above, however any prolonged dry or hot spells appear to be unlikely."

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