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Cathy Owen

Met Office weather forecast for this week as pubs are allowed to open outdoor areas

There is good news and bad news if you are planning your first trip to the pub in nearly four months this week.

From Monday, pubs, restaurants and cafes in Wales are allowed to open outdoor areas, meaning that it will be important to keep a very close eye on the weather.

First Minister Mark Drakeford has said this is an opportunity for businesses to prove they can operate safely head of a potential reopening indoors on August 3.

And while there is some rain in the forecast at the start of the week, it is going to be a mainly dry week with high temperatures by next weekend.

While Sunday has been warm and sunny, it is not looking as nice for Monday .

The Met Office forecast says to expect temperatures of around 18°C in Wales and adds: "Cloudy with outbreaks of rain at times throughout the day, although much drier by the evening.

"Cooler than of late with a light breeze."

The forecast for Cardiff shows rain starting around 3pm with sunny spells, but more rain expected between 6pm and 11pm.

(Met Office)

In Bangor, the rain is more likely in the morning before it clears up around 3pm.

(Met Office)

The weather map for Aberystwyth is showing rain and scattered showers for most of the day.

(Met Office)

The forecast is looking better for Tuesday with the Met Office forecasting there will be "showers at times, but plenty of dry yet cloudy spells."

For Wednesday , the forecast is: "Further scattered showers, but likely clearing by the evening."

And by Thursday , they are saying: "Dry with some sunshine at times."

BBC weather forecaster Susan Powell said: "A low from the north will come to dominate on Monday, feeding showers further south into Wales.

"For the rest of the week ahead it is all about that balance between high pressure to the south and low pressure to the north. Rough rule of thumb, the further north you are the more likely you are to see some rainfall.

"The further south you are the more likely you are to stay dry. We can't be more precise because of ex-tropical cyclone Faye in America. This is the start point for our jet stream emerging from north America."

Susan added: "If you follow the jet back to the UK, it is basically trying to head straight to the UK, but occasionally buckling to the north. The inclusion of the tropical air from Faye makes it harder for our models to predict exactly what the jet stream is doing.

"It looks like things are going to brighten up towards the end of the week and start to warm up. By next weekend it looks like high pressure is going to build from the south and as it does so pulls in warmer air across the UK with temperatures towards the mid 20s."

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