Winsford Hill (Somerset) weather

Headline:

Turning hotter next week.

Today:

A dry and sunny day today across the region, although the sunshine may turn rather hazy at times. Feeling very warm in the sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Tonight:

A dry and fine evening to come with plenty of late sunshine. Overnight some cloud will build, especially across the north and west of the region. A rather warm night. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Monday:

A bright start but skies becoming rather cloudy throughout the morning. Remaining dry throughout though with sunshine returning later. Feeling a little cooler but still warm. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry over the next few days with plenty of sunshine. Turning hotter through the week, and increasingly humid from mid-week with light winds.

Something of a north to south split to start the period. Some rain or showers are likely in the north whilst it will be predominantly dry, sunny and hot in the south. The heat in the south will likely ease into next weekend but probably remain a little above average. Further into August high pressure will likely become more widely dominant leading to settled conditions for most. There are signs that low pressure systems or thundery interludes will interrupt this at times, but rainfall amounts will probably be variable, with some areas continuing to see relatively little. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, with a chance of a return of the hot conditions seen earlier in the period.

The broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK seems most probable, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes. These interludes will either be the result of Atlantic frontal systems moving east or thundery plumes possibly drifting north from the continent. The broadly settled conditions mean that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.