UK weather

Headline:

Dry for many today with hottest conditions towards the southwest.

Today:

Sunny spells for much of the UK, however cloudier in the northeast with bright spells developing here later. Dry for most, but a few showers possible across the south. Hot in the southwest, but feeling a little fresher elsewhere.

Tonight:

Scattered showers and thunderstorms possibly moving north across England and Wales overnight. Otherwise dry with clear spells, but low cloud returning in the northeast. A cooler night than of late.

Thursday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells, but also a few showers and thunderstorms possibly breaking out across England & Wales later in the day. Warmer again for many.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Largely dry with sunny spells and very warm once again on Friday. A band of rain then gradually spreading eastwards over the weekend introducing some fresher and possibly showery conditions.

A changeable period, as a sequence of Atlantic weather systems move in from the west to bring a mixture of drier spells and some showers or longer spells of rain at times. The best of the drier conditions are more likely towards the south and east, with the rain generally more frequent in parts of the west and northwest, although there will be drier interludes here also. Temperatures will be near-normal overall, with the warmest spots most likely across eastern areas. It will also be breezy at times, most especially across northwestern areas.

Probably changeable or unsettled at first with Atlantic frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times. From mid-month, high pressure may begin to become more dominant with conditions becoming dry and more settled, although some showery interludes are still possible. Temperatures are expected to be near normal at first, but probably rising above average later.