UK weather

Headline:

Staying largely settled as heatwave continues for many.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud and outbreaks of rain will continue overnight across northwest Scotland. Otherwise, dry and largely clear, though low cloud pushing inland again into parts of the west, although not as extensive as previous night. A warm night for many.

Friday:

Rain in the northwest may turn heavy for a time. The small chance of a shower developing elsewhere, but many once again staying dry and predominantly sunny. Another hot day.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

An easterly breeze this weekend, strongest in the south, brings cloud to eastern coasts whilst the west remains sunnier and hotter. Chance of showers in the southwest on Monday.

High pressure initially situated to the north of the UK with low pressure over the Bay of Biscay starts the period with broadly settled weather for much of the UK. There will, however, be a risk of thunderstorms spreading into the south of the UK from France at times. Through the weekend potentially turning more unsettled with some rain or showers and thunderstorms at times as low pressure and a more northerly wind affect the UK at times. Temperatures will be warm or very warm for most, perhaps hot at times in the southwest initially, likely easing to warm or near average into the weekend, though further hot spells possible between systems.

The signal through the end of July and into August becomes increasingly mixed with spells of low pressure and more unsettled weather becoming more likely. There may still be some thunderstorms at times as well. There will still probably be some dry interludes, most probably in the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to remain warm or very warm and some spells of hot weather remain possible.