Met Office daily weather: Temperatures creeping back up after cooler start to the week

Temperatures are slowly creeping back up as we head into mid-week

Most areas will enjoy a fine and dry day with sunny spells. Early cloud across parts of northern England, the north Midlands, and Lincolnshire will gradually thin and break, allowing sunshine to develop. Any early showers or rain in these areas will ease. Isolated afternoon showers are possible over higher ground in northern England and Scotland.

The southwest and Shetland will be cloudier, with outbreaks of rain or drizzle persisting through the day. Elsewhere, it will be much warmer than Tuesday, with a noticeable increase in humidity. Inland temperatures will widely exceed seasonal averages, with highs of 27-28°C expected across southeast Wales, the southern Midlands, and southern to southeastern England. Further north, temperatures will generally reach the low 20s Celsius, with isolated spots in Northern Ireland and Scotland reaching 23-24°C.

Cloud and outbreaks of rain or drizzle will continue in the southwest and may become more widespread across parts of the west. The Northern Isles will remain cloudy. Elsewhere, it will be dry with clear spells. Temperatures will remain warmer than previous nights in the west, though the east will see a cooler night.

Outlook for Thursday

Thursday will bring more unsettled conditions to the north and west, with cloud and outbreaks of rain, some of which may be heavy and possibly thundery, particularly across Northern Ireland. Afternoon showers are likely to develop across parts of Wales, central and northern England.

In contrast, areas to the southeast will remain mostly dry and bright. It will be breezy in the west and north, with lighter winds elsewhere. Temperatures will remain very warm and humid in the brighter southeast, reaching the mid to high 20s. In contrast, temperatures will be closer to average in the wetter and cloudier regions.

The warm and humid conditions in the southeast are expected to persist into the weekend, while the north and west remain more unsettled with further showers or longer spells of rain.

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Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, said: “The southwest, where we'll see the cloudiest and dampest weather on Wednesday. The rainband doesn't move far through the day. Elsewhere, still a few showers for central and southern Scotland, northern and eastern England. But these peter out by the afternoon. And for many, it's a drier and sunnier day once again. And a warmer, more humid day, mid to possibly high 20s in the southeast.

“And we'll get to see the cloud towards the southwest slowly filter into the south of Wales on Wednesday evening, bringing some spots of rain, not much. Wet weather also returns to Northern Ireland at this stage. And this frontal system is associated with another low that turns up for Thursday. But this low is going to push to the northwest of the UK. And these weather fronts are going to linger across western Scotland, Northern Ireland, northwest England. And that's where the wettest weather will be.

“Elsewhere, it's drier, it's sunnier, and it's warmer once again. But by the weekend, low pressure ends up coming along and bringing widespread showers and breezy conditions up and down the country. So, a might change in the weather on the way for the next few days and a real difference for many places compared with summer so far.”

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