Weather and climate change

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Drier for a time, but further rain for many tonight.

Today:

Low cloud slowly lifting and breaking to leave a mostly dry day with some sunny spells, though some showers affecting northwestern parts. Outbreaks of rain reaching southern England later, some heavy with a risk of thunder.

Tonight:

Rain or showers in the south, some heavy and thundery, moving northwards into central parts. Some drier spells, mainly in the north.

Sunday:

Mostly cloudy in the south with further rain or showers. Some showers for northern Scotland and Northern Ireland. Drier elsewhere with some bright or sunny spells.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Cloudy and wet across the south Monday, Brighter weather further north spreading to all Tuesday. Further light rain into the northwest Wednesday. Cooler than of late, especially for the south.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 19 Jun 2021

The start of this period will see dry and settled conditions across some western and southwestern areas of the UK. Spells of rain are possible over other areas, but they are likely to be most widespread over parts of the north. Eastern and southeastern parts of the country are most likely to see showers at times, as well as a risk of some thunderstorms. Winds are likely to range between light and moderate throughout this period, and temperatures will hover just below the average for this time of year. Confidence becomes lower later into the period, but there a chance of high pressure building over the country for a time. This will bring further periods of settled weather, interspersed with brief more unsettled spells.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 18 Jun 2021

Confidence remains low for this period, but it is possible that periods of generally settled conditions will continue, these interspersed with some briefly unsettled spells at times. Most of the rainfall from fronts moving into the country will possibly be over northern parts of the UK. Temperatures will possibly recover closer towards the average for this time of the year, with many areas seeing warm weather.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 18 Jun 2021