South West England weather

Headline:

Gusty winds and thunderstorms overnight. More thunderstorms on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Evening sunshine across northern counties. Meanwhile, heavy and thundery rain, preceded by, and accompanied with strong and gusty winds, will cross the region, arriving in southern coastal areas first. Another warm and muggy night. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Saturday:

Heavy thundery rain will clear northwards through the morning followed by sunny spells, before locally torrential thunderstorms develop. Feeling cooler than recently, but still warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Further showers and thunderstorms on Sunday, but somewhat drier on Monday. Overnight into Tuesday, a band of rain will cross the region, leaving Tuesday daytime dry before further showers later.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 23 Jul 2021

Remaining unsettled through much of this period, with most places seeing showers or rain at times. Heavy and persistent rain is likely across northern Scotland on Wednesday and the rest of the UK could well see showers develop though the day, possibly thundery at times. Conditions remain changeable with outbreaks of rain moving in from the west, and further thundery showers possible between any drier interludes. Stronger that average winds are expected for the time of year. From the end of next week until early August, we will likely see mixed conditions with sunny spells and heavy showers, perhaps with some more prolonged rain at times. Southwestern areas possibly staying driest whereas the northeast could be wetter than usual. Average temperatures are expected.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 23 Jul 2021

To begin the period, mixed conditions look likely to remain for a few more days, with no dominant weather type. Drier conditions with sunny spells are likely to be interspersed with showers or longer periods of rain. As we head further towards mid-August, it is most likely to become more settled with drier and warmer conditions developing. However, as with all long range forecasts, confidence become lower towards longer timescales.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 22 Jul 2021