Weather and climate change

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Occasional rain in the north today. Warm and muggy elsewhere.

Today:

Northern areas will be cloudy and windy today with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, mainly across the higher ground. Mostly dry elsewhere with spells of sunshine developing. Feeling increasingly warm and muggy away from the northwest.

Tonight:

Staying cloudy with outbreaks of rain continuing tonight across the northwest. Dry across southern, central and eastern areas with some clear spells. A warm and humid night for many.

Saturday:

Cloud and rain in the north becoming confined to central parts later. Otherwise, sunny spells developing either side. Feeling hot in the southeast, but rather cool in the northwest.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry with sunny spells for many places, but some rain mainly affecting the far northwest at times. Turning hot for some, especially across southeastern areas, with warm nights too.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 27 Jun 2025

A low pressure system runs near or across the northwest of the UK at the start of the period bringing some wetter, windier conditions to the northwest. Elsewhere a good deal of dry and very warm or hot weather at first, but it is possible the odd thunderstorm could develop in response to the heat before it turns cooler and fresher from the west by the middle of next week. Beyond this, conditions look like being rather changeable, with some drier spells but also some spells of rain and wind. There is also the chance of further very warm or locally hot and humid weather, as brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived. Should these occur they bring with them the threat of thunderstorms.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 26 Jun 2025

Conditions will likely continue to be changeable through much of July. The wettest and windiest conditions look most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some rain or showers will be likely, perhaps heavy and thundery at times. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 26 Jun 2025