It is set to be a brighter day for the region
Families enjoying a walk in the sunshine on the promenade at Otterspool(Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
The Met Office has said it will be a sunny start for Merseyside before showers are set to hit later on. Forecasters said “light” rain is predicted between 11am and 12pm on Friday, September 5.
It is then set to clear by 1pm, leaving some sunshine and cloud. Temperatures will reach highs of 19C and lows of 13C, according to the Met Office. BBC Weather has also predicted a similar pattern and said in the afternoon, “patchy cloud will bubble up widely, potentially bringing one or two showers inland”.
By the evening, it will be dry with “late sunshine”. Tonight it is expected to be dry and generally calm and there will be a mixture of variable cloud and clear spells throughout. The brighter weather comes after a 15-hour thunderstorm warning on September 4.
The yellow weather warning was in place from 2am on September 4 until 5pm the same day for “heavy showers” and thunderstorms. For its North West weather outlook, the Met Office said Saturday will be a “dry start to the weekend”.
It added: “Spells of sunshine, though turning hazy as cloud builds during the day. Breezier than Friday but still feeling warm when sheltered. Maximum temperature 21C.”
For its outlook for Sunday to Tuesday in the North West, the Met Office said: “Turning unsettled from Sunday and into the new week with gusty winds, outbreaks of rain and heavy showers. Occasional brighter breaks possible. Humid on Sunday, then slightly fresher next week.”
People enjoying a walk around the lake in Sefton Park(Image: Andy Teebay)
The Met Office confirmed the summer of 2025 was the UK’s warmest on record. The mean average temperature across June, July and August was a provisional 16.10C, beating the previous seasonal high of 15.76C set in 2018.
Four heatwaves hit the UK this summer, all of which saw temperatures climb above 30C, though none was quite as fierce as the heatwave of July 2022 when an all-time high of 40.3C was reached.
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