UK weather

Headline:

Hot and sunny for most. Showery rain northern Scotland.

Today:

Morning fog clearing to leave many places hot and sunny. Cloudier for parts of Scotland with the risk of showery rain in the north, which may turn heavy and thundery later. An isolated late afternoon thunderstorm may also develop elsewhere.

Tonight:

Any isolated thunderstorms easing, with most having a fine evening. Remaining largely cloudy across Scotland overnight, with a few spots of rain. Generally dry and clear elsewhere. Staying warm.

Saturday:

Rather cloudy across Scotland, with showery rain. Generally sunny elsewhere, but the risk of low cloud along eastern coasts of England. Breezy. Hot in the west, cooler in the east.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Low cloud retreating back to eastern coasts each morning, otherwise sunny. An increasing risk of showers in the south next week. Temperatures easing down, but still hot towards the southwest.

High pressure initially situated to the north of the UK with low pressure over the Bay of Biscay starts the period with broadly settled weather for much of the UK. There will, however, be a risk of thunderstorms spreading into the south of the UK from France at times. Through the weekend potentially turning more unsettled with some rain or showers and thunderstorms at times as low pressure and a more northerly wind affect the UK at times. Temperatures will be warm or very warm for most, perhaps hot at times in the southwest initially, likely easing to warm or near average into the weekend, though further hot spells possible between systems.

The signal through the end of July and into August becomes increasingly mixed with spells of low pressure and more unsettled weather becoming more likely. There may still be some thunderstorms at times as well. There will still probably be some dry interludes, most probably in the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to remain warm or very warm and some spells of hot weather remain possible.