UK weather

Headline:

Turning increasingly hot and humid. Extreme heat warning issued.

Today:

Any early mist quickly clearing to leave a generally dry and bright day with plenty of sunny spells and light winds. An isolated light shower is possible in the afternoon, mainly in the east. Feeling very warm and increasingly humid.

Tonight:

Any showers easing to leave a dry night with clear spells and light winds for all. Feeling rather warm and muggy, especially in urban areas towards the south.

Monday:

A little showery rain is possible for a time in the west, but generally dry and bright with sunny spells for most of us. Feeling hot and humid for many.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Remaining dry and sunny throughout the period, although cloud and a little rain in the northwest by Wednesday. Feeling hot in the strong sunshine and increasingly warm and humid overnight.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, especially in the west, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. There will likely be some drier and brighter spells though. Into July changeable conditions are likely to continue as Atlantic lows move in from the west, but with transient periods of high pressure. This will lead to spells of rain and cloud interspersed with more settled periods. Temperatures remain widely above average, and the far southeast may retain some of the hot temperatures at first, but likely cooler than the preceding few days.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. There is still a chance of some changeable or more unsettled conditions developing at times, with a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.