UK weather

Headline:

Rain at times, especially north and west. Hot sunshine southeast.

Today:

Wednesday will start cloudy in most areas with outbreaks of rain and some mist or fog patches. Skies will gradually brighten, especially in the north. However, there will still be a few afternoon showers, and remaining murky in the southwest.

Tonight:

Extensive low cloud with drizzle will affect southern and western areas overnight. Meanwhile, heavier rain spreads from Northern Ireland into Scotland and northern England. Clear intervals to northeast of hills.

Thursday:

Outbreaks of locally heavy rain gradually easing in the north on Thursday. Hill and coastal fog with drizzle affecting southern and western areas elsewhere. Meanwhile, hot sunshine in the southeast.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rain affecting northern and some western parts on Friday. Hot sunshine further southeast. Patchy rain moving southeast on Saturday, with cooler air. Mostly dry on Sunday. Hot again in south.

Probably a north-south split at the start of this period. In the north, changeable and often rather cloudy with showers or some longer spells of rain, perhaps heavy at times, and temperatures near normal. In the south, mainly fine and dry with temperatures well above normal, albeit with a small risk of a few showers or thunderstorms at times. Into late June, high pressure may begin to build with conditions becoming more widely dry and settled. Temperatures are likely to be above normal for many areas.

High pressure patterns are slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during this period, meaning settled and drier than average conditions are most probable. However, there is still a chance of some changeable, more unsettled conditions could develop at times. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing.