Ripe weather

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Showers developing after a fine start to Monday.

Today:

A dry start with early sunshine, but showers developing during the morning with the odd heavier shower in the afternoon and perhaps a rumble of thunder or two later. Some good sunny spells outside of showers. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Showers persisting well into the night in places. Though after midnight most places away from the Kent coast will become dry with clear spells developing. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Tuesday:

After a bright start showers will develop, becoming heavy and possibly thundery at times during the afternoon. Towards evening some longer dry, bright spells are likely. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Early showers on Wednesday giving way to cloud and rain through the afternoon. Thursday; cloudy with showers and feeling increasingly humid. Early showers on Friday, turning drier, brighter and warmer.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 27 May 2019

Cool in the north on Friday, but cloud and rather humid conditions in central and southern areas will push northeastwards, accompanied by occasional rain. Next weekend, pressure is expected to build across southern areas of the UK, allowing it to become warmer than of late generally, and locally very warm inland in the southeast. Any rain becoming confined to northwestern areas and more in the way of dry weather establishing itself. For many parts into the following week, we should then see a fair amount of dry weather with some sunshine and the potential for warm or perhaps very warm conditions at times. However, there are also signals for occasional bouts of more unsettled weather, especially in the northwest, but also the risk of thundery showers, mainly in the south.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 27 May 2019

Whilst confidence is low throughout this period, the most probable trend for the middle two weeks of June is for a relatively settled weather picture across the UK. Whilst this may bring spells of dry and often sunny weather, warmer day time temperatures may occasionally trigger heavy, possibly thundery showers. However there still remains a risk of areas of low pressure bringing longer spells of rain across the UK at times, perhaps with some stronger winds. Temperatures will be near normal or warm overall for the time of year.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 27 May 2019