Weather and climate change

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Many areas fine today but some rain in northwest later.

Today:

Early rain in parts of southern England clearing but cloud taking longer; windy towards Kent. Many other areas seeing some pleasantly warm sunshine after chilly start. Parts of northwest UK turning cloudier and windier with some rain and drizzle later.

Tonight:

Southern areas fine and chilly with clear spells and odd mist patch. Northern areas milder but with thicker cloud and some rain and drizzle, particularly for western hills and coasts.

Wednesday:

Cloud and patchy rain and drizzle across northwest UK spreading to some other northern and western areas, keeping it cool. Warmer and sunnier across much of the east and south.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Fine for most on Thursday. Rain across the northwest pushes slowly southeast, then turns increasingly showery through Friday. Showers probably confined to the south by Saturday, with dry conditions elsewhere.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 22 Jun 2021

Saturday will likely start cloudy in the south with outbreaks of light, patchy rain tending to brighten up through the day, however with a risk of heavy showers during the afternoon. Elsewhere will likely be dry with some sunny spells, light winds and temperatures mostly near normal. Then, predominantly dry weather is likely, but with briefly more unsettled spells of rain or showers for southern and eastern parts, alongside more prolonged rain for the northwest of the UK. Winds are most likely remaining light to moderate throughout, with temperatures at or slightly above average for the time of year. Confidence decreases later into the period, however, there's a chance of high pressure building for a time, likely bringing further periods of settled weather interspersed with brief more unsettled spells.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 21 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 be over northern parts of the UK. Temperatures will probably remain around average for this time of the year, with many areas seeing warm weather.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 21 Jun 2021