UK forecast

Updated: 0801 on Thu 24 May 2012

Headline:

Sunny and very warm for most.

Today:

Low cloud, mist and fog should largely clear through the morning, although it may linger around some coasts. Then a very warm day of sunny spells for most, hot in the southeast. However, isolated heavy showers may develop later.

Tonight:

Most areas will be dry but just a few western spots may have a sharp shower. Then a clear, warm night, but becoming cloudy with sea fog in the northeast.

Friday:

Rather cloudy in the northeast, but sunny and very warm again elsewhere, with perhaps a handful of isolated heavy showers in western areas. Breezy.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Sunny and warm but fresher on Saturday, with brisk easterly winds. Sunday and Monday staying mostly dry with sunshine, but showers likely in the southwest.

UK Outlook for Tuesday 29 May 2012 to Thursday 7 Jun 2012:

Much of the UK is likely to see a dry start with good spells of sunshine continuing. However there is the risk of occasionally heavy showers developing, particularly across central areas on Tuesday, but more widely on Wednesday. Temperatures should remain above average across most parts. However it may be rather murky around some coasts, particularly in the northeast and far southwest and it will consequently feel cooler here. Thereafter conditions look likely to remain generally changeable with periods of rain or showers, particularly towards the northwest, interspersed with drier, brighter and more settled interludes, best of which are likely towards the southeast. Temperatures during this period are likely to be close to the June average.