UK weather

Headline:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Turning rather windy too.

Today:

A wet and rather windy day as rain spreads steadily east. The rain turning heavy at times, but easing later from the west. Feeling muggy under widespread cloud cover, with patchy coastal and hill fog, mainly in the west.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain becoming increasingly showery into the evening, however heavy bursts are still possible. Drier later in the night with some clear spells developing. 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.

Fine and dry across much of the UK for the first couple of days of this period with long spells of sunshine for most. Temperatures are likely to be above normal and parts of the south could be very warm for a time. Just a chance of some thunderstorms, more likely toward the southwest. A more unsettled spell is likely through the middle of next week with outbreaks of rain the north and northwest, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times. After this, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning widely dry and settled, and probably very warm for many.

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.