UK weather

Headline:

Extreme heat building this week

This Evening and Tonight:

Largely clear and settled with light winds, with some mist and fog patches developing. It will remain widely warm, particularly in the south, leading to a rather uncomfortable night.

Wednesday:

Dry with plenty of sunshine. Very warm in the north, very hot and humid elsewhere, followed by another very warm and muggy night.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Very hot and humid across England and Wales on Thursday, turning cloudier with an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. Fresher conditions will spread into the west by the weekend.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. Perhaps a drier start to July for many, although the northwest may still see some rain at times, and perhaps accompanied by some strong winds. Temperatures remain widely above average, and there remains a chance of some very warm or hot weather returning, mainly across the south.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during the early part of 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 later in the period, 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.