UK weather

Headline:

Turning less hot over the weekend.

Today:

Showers, possibly thundery, in the east and southeast, especially at first. Rain slowly edging into Northern Ireland and western Scotland later. Sunny spells elsewhere. Still hot in the southeast, but temperatures lower than of late.

Tonight:

A mostly warm and dry evening with sunny spells. Clouding over from the west with a little showery rain here later. Dry elsewhere, remaining warm and muggy in the east

Sunday:

Cloudy for many in the morning with a few showery outbreaks of rain. Turning drier through the day with increasing amounts of sunshine. Feeling fresher than of late.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Feeling fresher for all. Largely dry with sunny spells, but a few showers possible, particularly on Tuesday and in the northwest. Light winds and feeling pleasant in the sunny spells.

A drier start to July for most. Cloudier towards the west, otherwise a good deal of sunshine for most. Some northwestern parts may still see rain on occasion, perhaps accompanied by strong winds at times. Temperatures are likely to start off near average in the north and slightly warmer than average in the south, but fairly widely tending to increase further as high pressure dominates the weather into the second week of July, especially across England and Wales.

High pressure is looking slightly more likely than low pressure during the early part of this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. Outbreaks of rain and stronger are possible at times, these more likely further north. As normal for the time of year, there is still a chance of some heavy and thundery showers which may interrupt any warm and settled weather. Towards the end of July there is no reliable signal for preferring any one weather pattern over another. However, temperatures are likely to be above normal on the whole, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.