UK weather

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The warm weather extending northwards over the coming days.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rather cloudy across northern areas with occasional rain or drizzle, mainly across northwest Scotland. Elsewhere, dry with clear spells. Perhaps some mist and fog patches developing towards dawn, mainly in the west. A warm night for most.

Wednesday:

Staying cloudy with patchy rain in far northwestern Scotland. Dry elsewhere with plenty of sunshine. Very warm widely but feeling hot across southern and central England in the strong sunshine.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Plenty of sunny spells for many, as temperatures stay hot across England and Wales. Becoming hotter in the north through the week with more prolonged sunshine Nights remaining warm too.

Southern areas are likely to start this period very warm, locally hot in the southwest, with heatwave conditions persisting. Somewhat cooler to the north and cloudy with periods of rain and drizzle in the far north. Into the following week, high pressure is likely to build to the north or northwest of the UK, though its exact orientation is rather more uncertain. This would bring a lot of dry weather for many areas, though perhaps an increased chance, relatively to previous days, of showers or thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures probably moderating a little, though remaining above average for many areas.

High pressure is more likely than low pressure for much of July, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. The signal for predominantly settled weather becomes increasingly unclear towards the end of July. This means unsettled interruptions may become more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.