UK weather

Headline:

Changeable this week, turning less humid.

Today:

Bands of rain will move across England and Wales today, gradually clearing the warm and humid air and turning fresher. Sunshine and heavy scattered showers in the north with blustery winds.

Tonight:

Showers continuing tonight across the north and west, with thunderstorms at times. Dry elsewhere with clear spells. Staying breezy, and feeling fresher than recent nights.

Wednesday:

Dry for many on Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and some bright spells. Scattered showers are possible where the cloud thickens. A breezy and cool feeling day for many.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Staying changeable this week with showers or longer spells of rain at times, interspersed with some drier and brighter spells. Often breezy, with strong winds at times in the north.

The first part of this period will likely see a build of pressure across much of the UK, with Atlantic weather fronts becoming more confined to northern and northwestern areas. As such, plenty of dry and increasingly warm and perhaps rather humid weather will develop, whilst the bulk of the rain and possible strong winds are more likely to affect the northwest of the UK. Many areas may remain mostly settled towards the end of September, but there is the possibility of areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic bringing more widely unsettled conditions.

A changeable theme is likely to continue, with further spells of rain and showers arriving from the North Atlantic, perhaps accompanied by strong winds at times. These are more likely to affect northern and western parts, but could also affect the wider UK if such systems push east or southeastwards. Some settled spells are also possible during this period, these most likely in the south. Temperatures for the period as a whole will probably be close to average overall.