UK weather

Headline:

Extreme heat building in the south through the week.

This Evening and Tonight:

Any showers easing to leave a dry night with clear spells and light winds for all. Feeling rather warm and muggy, especially in urban areas towards the south.

Monday:

A little showery rain is possible for a time in the west, but generally dry and bright with sunny spells for most of us. Feeling hot and humid for many.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Extremely hot and humid in southern and central parts of England and Wales. Strong sunshine at times, but increasingly cloudy by Thursday with showers. Very warm in northern areas.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, especially in the west, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. There will likely be some drier and brighter spells though. Into July changeable conditions are likely to continue as Atlantic lows move in from the west, but with transient periods of high pressure. This will lead to spells of rain and cloud interspersed with more settled periods. Temperatures remain widely above average, and the far southeast may retain some of the hot temperatures at first, but likely cooler than the preceding few days.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. There is still a chance of some changeable or more unsettled conditions developing at times, with a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.