Met Office daily weather: Warmth and sunshine midweek

The UK is set for a warm and increasingly sunny spell as the weather transitions from unsettled to more summery conditions across Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday begins on a cloudy note across central and southern Britain, with occasional rain and drizzle. However, conditions are expected to improve as the day progresses, with the cloud clearing from the north and rain becoming confined to southern counties. Inland areas will see the low cloud thinning and breaking, leading to drier and brighter conditions. The far north and northeast may experience a few early showers, but these will fade, giving way to increasing sunshine by the afternoon.

Temperatures will be near average for most, but it will feel warm and humid, especially in the east and central regions. Highs of 21-23°C are expected in sheltered areas, with parts of eastern Wales and eastern England possibly reaching 24°C. Western regions will be cooler, with highs in the mid to high teens.

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Tuesday night will be largely dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Northern areas may turn chilly, with a risk of rural grass frost, while western parts will see increasing cloud and some rain in the far northwest. Southern areas may experience low cloud or fog patches, but it will remain mild.

Wednesday promises a more settled and warmer day. After early fog and low cloud clear from the south, most areas will enjoy variable cloud and sunny spells. The far northwest will see some rain early on, which will clear northwards, while showers are expected to develop in the far southwest by mid to late afternoon. Winds will start light but strengthen from the southeast later in the day.

Temperatures will rise significantly, with widespread highs of 21–24°C inland and in sheltered areas. Central and southeastern parts could see 25-26°C, with an isolated 27°C possible. Coastal areas, particularly in the south, may remain cooler if low cloud lingers.

Wednesday night into Thursday will bring more unsettled weather, with showers and potentially heavy, thundery rain moving north across western areas. The east will remain dry and warm, with breezy conditions continuing.

Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, said: "We start off Tuesday with extensive low cloud across England and Wales, some mist and m around western hills and coasts in particular, some patches of drizzle slowly clearing but persisting across some southern areas well into the afternoon. Further north, the skies are steadily brightening through the day, plenty of sunshine breaking out. Still some showers, particularly across northern Scotland, and feeling a little fresher, 19 to 20°C in the sunnier skies further north. Could squeeze a 22, 23°C in the southeast if the skies brighten up in time.

"But we do keep a lot of low cloud across the far south and increasingly the west as another weather system moves through, this one just skirting the far northwest Scotland, bringing some patchy rain to the Outer Hebrides. Otherwise, it's a dry and clear night for many, some mist and fog in the south, but clear skies for many other places. Temperatures dipping into the single figures as a result.

"But plenty of sunshine around on Wednesday, certainly extensively across eastern Scotland, northern and eastern England, parts of East Wales. Some low clouds still along that south coast and some cloud into western central Scotland. Patchy rain again into the north and west of Scotland, but for most it's dry and it's increasingly sunny and warm, 25 to 27°C the top temperatures through the Midlands and northwest England on Wednesday."

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