March weather

Headline:

Evening showers dying out. Feeling warm in Sunday afternoon sunshine.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers affecting some places, perhaps heavy at first, dying out to leave most parts sunny this evening as cloud breaks and clears. Remaining dry overnight with skies turning largely clear of cloud. Light winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Largely dry on Sunday with plenty of sunshine for much of the day. Some cloud developing by the afternoon, soon clearing in the evening. Feeling warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Largely dry Monday, but rather cloudy and breezy at times. Becoming hot by Tuesday afternoon with sunshine and light winds. Very warm Wednesday with a risk of a thunderstorm.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019

A cold front is likely to make some progress eastwards across the UK on Thursday, with the potential for heavy showers and thunderstorms. Some hot or very hot conditions may persist in the east ahead of this, especially in the southeast. Into the weekend, confidence falls low, but following the cold front, fresher conditions will be the most likely. A northwest to southeast split will be the most likely scenario. The northwest is likely to see further spells of rain and strong winds at times, with temperatures near or a little below average. The south and southeast are likely to see localised heavy rain, with thunderstorms possible, but it will stay warm or very warm into the start of August.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019

As we move into early August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. It is most likely that low pressure to the north and northwest of the UK will give further rise to showers or longer spells of rain in the northwest, with the better chance of drier weather in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be above average, perhaps mostly in western and southern areas. However, confidence falls as we head through August.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019