UK weather

Headline:

Some heavy rain in the north. Hot sunshine further southeast.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain will move across Northern Ireland and into Scotland overnight, perhaps turning heavy later. Patchy rain also possible across northern England. Mostly dry elsewhere with clear spells. A warm night in the south, cooler for some further north.

Monday:

Rain affecting much of Scotland on Monday, some heavy. Scattered showers across Northern Ireland and other western areas, though most of England and Wales fine with some hot sunshine. Humid.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cool with some heavy, locally thundery rain in the north on Tuesday and Wednesday. Turning fresher further south with sunshine and well scattered showers. Becoming mostly fine on Thursday.

Probably rather changeable to begin this period, with some rain or showers at times, but also the likelihood of some decent drier interludes too. Towards mid August, high pressure may become rather more dominant towards the north of the UK, with lower pressure further to the south. This means there is a greater chance for Atlantic frontal systems or thundery interludes to affect southern areas, certainly in comparison to recent weeks, though rainfall amounts could be quite variable with some areas seeing relatively little. For the most part, temperatures look to remain above average, especially in the south, though perhaps without the exceptional heat we have seen in recent weeks.

A continuation of the broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes, either resulting from Atlantic frontal systems or thundery plumes. This means that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.