Weather and climate change

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Changeable and breezy in the north today. Largely fine elsewhere.

Today:

A weakening band of rain will spread southeastwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland this morning, before moving into northern England and north Wales this afternoon. Blustery showers following behind, but largely fine and sunny ahead of it in the south.

Tonight:

Showers across Scotland becoming confined to coastal northern and western areas with winds also slowly easing. Mostly dry and clear elsewhere, with some pockets of fog in the south.

Sunday:

A largely fine and sunny day for much of the UK, and feeling warm in the sunshine. Thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain will reach Northern Ireland and Scotland later.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A north-south split early next week with some further rain at times across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Feeling hot and humid elsewhere with plenty of sunshine, but also some thunderstorms.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 9 Aug 2025

A changeable pattern across northwestern areas of the UK at first with spells of rain interspersed with drier interludes. Further southeast, predominantly fine, with a spell of hot weather breaking at the start of this period. Much of England could still see warm or very warm temperatures for at least a couple of days and there is a possibility that the heat could last further into the week, especially in the south, where there is also the possibility of some thunderstorms. Beyond this, probably a resumption of widely somewhat fresher conditions, with a lot of dry weather to be had in the south under the influence of high pressure. Meanwhile a rather more changeable and breezier theme will continue further to the north but it may become increasingly settled.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 8 Aug 2025

High pressure, and therefore largely settled conditions overall, appears more likely at first. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for further hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south. By the turn of the month, there are signals for high pressure to become less dominant with perhaps a greater chance of some rain, though there is some uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 8 Aug 2025