UK weather

Headline:

Heating up again in the south. Heavy showers further north.

This Evening and Tonight:

There will be some patchy light rain in the northwest this evening, with heavier and more persistent outbreaks moving in across Northern Ireland and Scotland overnight, accompanied by brisk winds. Mostly dry elsewhere with some clear spells, and generally warm.

Tuesday:

Heavy rain in the north will ease and move away northeastwards on Tuesday, replaced by sunshine and locally heavy showers. England and Wales mostly dry with some hot sunshine developing.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Sunshine and showers in the north throughout the period. Very hot sunshine further southeast midweek, then less warm thereafter. Isolated showers on Thursday, though staying mostly dry and settled here.

Mostly dry away from the north and northwest initially, where scattered showers are expected. There is a small chance that some other western parts could see some rain by the end of the weekend. Temperatures ranging from around average in the NW to warm in the southeast, perhaps becoming very warm in the southeast through the weekend. It will probably become more changeable thereafter, with potential for an area of low pressure to move close to or across the UK early in August. This could bring spells of heavy rain and perhaps some strong winds for a time. It may become more settled again towards the end of the first week of August.

Dry and settled conditions will probably dominate much of this period with high pressure patterns tending to affect the UK. This may be interrupted at times by Atlantic frontal systems, especially in the north, or thunderstorms in the south. However, overall rainfall amounts will likely be below normal. Temperatures will probably be above normal and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.