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.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. The best of the drier and brighter weather initially will be across the southeast. Then perhaps a drier start to July for many, although the northwest may still see some rain at times, and perhaps accompanied by some strong winds. Temperatures are likely to be near average in the north and slightly warmer than average in the south, but aren't expected to be as hot as seen recently.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during the early part of this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. Although with outbreaks of rain and stronger winds at times, more especially across the north. There is still a chance of some changeable or more unsettled conditions developing later in the period, with a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal on the whole, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.