UK weather

Headline:

Very hot for England and Wales. Thunderstorms in the north.

Today:

A dry, sunny and very hot day across many parts of England and Wales. Humidity levels will also be high for some. Cloudier across Scotland and Northern Ireland with showers, possibly heavy and thundery during the afternoon and evening.

Tonight:

Cloudy with showers continues across Northern Ireland and Scotland, locally heavy with isolated thunderstorms, spreading southeast. Elsewhere, warm overnight with clear spells. Low cloud and coastal fog may develop southwest.

Friday:

Staying hot across much of England and Wales before a weak cold front brings cooler, cloudier weather in from the west. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible in the southeast.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday brings sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest in the southeast. Sunday is mostly dry with sunshine, though rain reaching the northwest later. Monday sees increasing rain, with breezy conditions.

Into the start of next week frontal systems will likely approach or move across the UK from the Atlantic. These will bring bring rain to many parts of the UK, although any heavy rain will probably be across high ground in the northwest. Temperatures will likely be near normal or slightly above. Later in the period, high pressure will probably have more of an influence with drier conditions developing for many. Some rain is still possible at times, particularly in the north, together with a risk of thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures will likely be above normal.

High pressure will probably be dominant in the vicinity of the UK during this period, meaning periods of dry weather for many regions. However, some more unsettled or changeable interludes are probable at times, bringing showers or some longer spells of rain, although overall rainfall amounts are more likely to be below average than above. Temperatures will likely be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.