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into the high-20s in parts of Scotland, Wales and southwest England on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures reaching at least 30 Celsius in some spots in the southwest on Friday. By Saturday however, the focus of the heat will shift away from the west towards eastern and central parts of the UK

, there are indications we could see a brief return to colder conditions although for many, but it will be drier than of late. How long the more settled conditions last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least by the end of the week. You can find the latest forecast on our website

A number of Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the UK, highlighting the potential for frequent lightning, large hail and flash flooding impacts from the intense rainfall which could see values of at least 50mm in a two or three-hour period in a few places. Dan Suri is the Met

as thousands of families take to the car to head off on holiday. Drivers are going to have to take particular care and could have not just queues of traffic but also heavy rain and gusty winds to contend with, at least at the start of the weekend. “It is vital motorists check their vehicles are ready

into another area of low pressure, swirling to the west of Iberia. This too will help to push warm air northwards towards the UK, and with high pressure remaining close by, probably just to the east of the UK by this time, further warm and often sunny weather looks probable, at least through the first

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, and showers developed across the north-west in the afternoon, turning thundery over the northwest Highlands and the Moray Firth. 19th to 25th A spell of wet and windy weather set in. The 19th had a foggy start in the north and east, with showers briefly developing across the Central Belt, and patchy

-2010 long-term average. Rainfall was 103% of average; many places had near-average rainfall, but the south-west was wetter and it was very dry in the north of Aberdeenshire. Sunshine was 110% of average, and some parts of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland had a notably sunny month. 1st to 5th

spells of rain during the day. From the 9th to 12th it was generally cloudy, while turning progressively milder. The 9th and 10th had light rain and drizzle, though with some bright spells around the Moray Firth and parts of the Northern Isles on the 9th. A significant band of rain reached western