UK weather

Headline:

Very hot for England and Wales. Thunderstorms in the north.

Today:

A dry, sunny and very hot day across many parts of England and Wales. Humidity levels will also be high for some. Cloudier across Scotland and Northern Ireland with showers, possibly heavy and thundery during the afternoon and evening.

Tonight:

Cloudy with showers continues across Northern Ireland and Scotland, locally heavy with isolated thunderstorms, spreading southeast. Elsewhere, warm overnight with clear spells. Low cloud and coastal fog may develop southwest.

Friday:

Staying hot across much of England and Wales before a weak cold front brings cooler, cloudier weather in from the west. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible in the southeast.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday brings sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest in the southeast. Sunday is mostly dry with sunshine, though rain reaching the northwest later. Monday sees increasing rain, with breezy conditions.

A rather more changeable spell of weather through the mid to latter part of August, with Atlantic frontal systems bringing some rain or showers at times to the UK. The heavier and more reliable rainfall is more likely to be in parts of the west and northwest, but it is possible that some southern and eastern areas will see rain at times too. Later in the period high pressure may have more of an influence with drier conditions returning for many areas. Temperatures are likely to remain above average overall, with the possibility of further hot weather developing.

High pressure will probably be dominant in the vicinity of the UK during this period, meaning periods of dry weather for many regions. However, some more unsettled or changeable interludes are probable at times, bringing showers or some longer spells of rain, although overall rainfall amounts are more likely to be below average than above. Temperatures will likely be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.