UK weather

Headline:

Thundery showers for some, but feeling cooler.

Today:

FREQUENT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED, SOME BEING HEAVY AND THUNDERY WITH A RISK OF HAIL. THE MOST INTENSE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, ESPECIALLY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. MORE ISOLATED ELSEWHERE AND FEELING COOLER THAN OF LATE.

Tonight:

Showers will mostly fade overnight, though some may persist near windward coasts. Elsewhere, variable cloud and clear spells are expected. Temperatures will be cooler than recent nights across many areas.

Friday:

Early showers in Northern Ireland will fade, leaving many northern areas dry with sunny spells. Elsewhere, showers will develop, some heavy and thundery. Temperatures near average to cool.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday brings a few southern showers, otherwise mostly dry and sunny. Sunday and Monday are largely fine with sunshine. Nights will be chilly, temperatures near average, with isolated rain possible.

Largely dry and settled early next week as a ridge of high pressure continues to extend across the country. Likely turning more unsettled during the week and through to the turn of the month as low pressure becomes more dominant. This bringing showers or longer spells of rain, perhaps heavy, to most if not all areas at times though still some sunny interludes. Possibly windy at times too. Temperatures likely near to average though varying with some short-lived warm and humid spells possible, especially in the south.

A rather unsettled start to autumn is most likely with all areas probably seeing a mixture of showers or longer spells rain interspersed with drier interludes. Temperatures likely varying around average, some warm or hot spells are possible but unlikely prolonged in early September. By mid-September, there may be an increase in the extent of drier, more settled weather, especially in the south and east, though signals become very weak.