UK weather

Headline:

Gradually turning drier, brighter and warmer into the weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain becoming increasingly showery as we move through the evening, however heavy bursts are still possible. Drier later in the night with some clear spells developing, these mainly towards northeast England and Scotland. Remaining rather windy for many.

Friday:

Rather cloudy in the south with patchy rain in the west. Brighter for northern areas with showers and some sunny spells. Winds a little lighter and feeling a touch warmer.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Some rain or showers in the north on Saturday, otherwise becoming increasingly settled from the south. Mostly dry with sunny spells and turning warmer through the weekend and into Monday.

A changeable period is likely through the middle of next week with outbreaks of rain focused across the north and northwest, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times. Some strong winds could accompany this, although with temperatures generally above normal. Into the following weekend, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning more widely dry and settled, and probably very warm for many, especially in the south.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing settled and mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Into July, weakening of the high pressure may bring an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south.