UK weather

Headline:

Heavy and thundery rain moving slowly north today.

Today:

A band of heavy and thundery rain will move slowly northwards across England and Wales, reaching Northern Ireland and southern Scotland during the afternoon. Sunny spells following but also some scattered showers. Feeling warm and humid, especially in the south.

Tonight:

Rain will continue to move north across Scotland and also persisting across northeast England. Variable cloud and a few showers elsewhere, with perhaps some thunderstorms towards the southeast.

Friday:

Bands of rain and showers moving across many parts throughout Friday, with most persistent rain towards the northeast. Driest across Northern Ireland and perhaps southeast England. Temperatures nearer average.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

An unsettled Bank Holiday weekend, with further spells of rain moving across the UK. Windy at times, especially on Saturday, with temperatures around average for late August.

Likely remaining unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain across all areas at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be above average for the time year across many areas with the wettest conditions in the northwest. Potential for some strong winds at times. Some drier and more settled interludes could develop, perhaps becoming longer in duration across southern areas later in this period. Temperatures are likely to be near average, although some short-lived warm or very warm spells are possible, especially in the south.

Signals are fairly limited from mid-September onward. At first, probably a continuation of a changeable regime with the wettest conditions in the northwest and longer drier interludes in the southeast. However, the distribution of rainfall soon becomes very unclear though compared to earlier in the month there is a greater chance of more prolonged settled/dry spells. Temperatures likely varying around average with some warm spells likely, especially in the south.