UK weather

Headline:

Day of sunshine and showers. Turning wet and windy later.

Today:

Sunshine and showers across much of the country, some heavy with hail and thunder. A drier and brighter interlude is possible across some western areas, ahead of thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain arriving here by late afternoon. Average temperatures.

Tonight:

Showers easing across eastern areas. Rain turning heavy in the west and spreading eastwards across all areas overnight. Turning increasingly windy, especially over the hills and around the coasts.

Tuesday:

Rain quickly clearing to leave a day of sunshine and frequent showers. Showers will be heavy at times, with hail and thunder. Remaining rather breezy. Temperatures around average once again.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Showers on Wednesday. These becoming confined to the northwest on Thursday. Turning increasingly humid on Friday, with thundery showers possible later in the day. Feeling much warmer in the sunshine.

High pressure is expected to bring a good deal of fair, warm weather to the UK during the Bank Holiday weekend. It may be cloudier with a chance of some showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but even here it will be much warmer than the previous week and there will be plenty of dry weather around too. Through the following week, high pressure is expected to broadly remain in place for much of the UK, and fine weather is likely to continue for most of the country. There may be occasions where low pressure to the north may bring some brief spells of rain across northern parts, but in general fair weather will dominate. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, feeling very warm at times with light winds.

Fair weather is more likely to dominate, at least at first. Rain and showers are possible at times, mainly across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but the main emphasis remains for fine and dry weather for most places. As we head towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers. Drier weather is expected between any bouts of wetter weather, these drier interludes will tend to last longer across the south and east of England. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm or very warm weather possible.