UK weather

Headline:

An unsettled start to meteorological summer. Turning much wetter.

Today:

Early sunny spells in the east turn cloudier with heavy rain spreading north and east. Rain persistenting in the west, which can be heavy in places. Sunny spells return to Northern Ireland later. Temperatures just above the seasonal average.

Tonight:

Rain moving eastwards, heavy at times, especially southeast by the morning. Showers developing in the west with the risk of thunder. Low cloud and coastal fog further north. Mild.

Tuesday:

Heavy showers and thunder across the south and east, where it can be gusty. Drier spells developing in the west later with some sunnier spells. Temperatures around average for June.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

A changeable week to come with showers and longer spells of rain, but some sunnier spells in between. Temperatures much closer to average, or even just below.

Changeable early in this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, with wettest conditions in the northwest, driest in the southeast. Strong winds may affect parts of the UK at times, especially the northwest. Later in the period, higher pressure and drier weather may begin to become more prevalent, especially in the south. Temperatures are likely to be near normal overall.

Fine and dry across many areas at first with high pressure the dominate pattern across the UK. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures probably above normal. Later, low pressure will probably begin to have more of an influence, especially across the south where heavy showers and thunderstorms become more probable. It may also become hot in parts of the south.