UK weather

Headline:

Sunshine and showers next few days. Cooler than of late.

Today:

Rain will soon clear from the far southeast of England, whilst gradually easing across northern Scotland. Otherwise Wednesday will bring sunshine and showers. Showers locally heavy, especially in the north where hail and thunder possible. Generally cooler than of late.

Tonight:

There will be a mix of clear spells and showers overnight, the showers heaviest and most widespread across northern England and north Wales. Chilly in some rural parts of Scotland.

Thursday:

Thursday will be another day of sunshine and showers. The focus for the heaviest showers will transfer south to England and Wales. Thunder possible. Feeling cool in the northerly breeze.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Sunshine and showers on Friday, though showers gradually easing. A cool northerly wind. Becoming mostly fine this weekend with sunny spells. Isolated showers at first. Patchy rain in north later.

Largely dry and settled early next week as a ridge of high pressure continues to extend across the country. Likely turning more unsettled during the week and through to the turn of the month as low pressure becomes more dominant. This bringing showers or longer spells of rain, perhaps heavy, to most if not all areas at times though still some sunny interludes. Possibly windy at times too. Temperatures likely near to average though varying with some short-lived warm and humid spells possible, especially in the south.

A rather unsettled start to autumn is most likely with all areas probably seeing a mixture of showers or longer spells rain interspersed with drier interludes. Temperatures likely varying around average, some warm or hot spells are possible but unlikely prolonged in early September. By mid-September, there may be an increase in the extent of drier, more settled weather, especially in the south and east, though signals become very weak.