Cowes (Isle of Wight) weather

Headline:

Cloudy becoming sunny later.

Today:

Areas of cloud for the morning and at first in the afternoon, then most places gradually becoming sunny. Rather warm for most places, highest temperatures across Hampshire. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly clear skies to start the evening, becoming cloudy at times especially along the coast. Winds light northwesterly but breezy along the coast. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

A dry and sunny start, becoming cloudy during the morning, overnight skies clear except along the coast where the cloud lingers. Winds becoming light and variable. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Remaining very warm with light winds. Probably cloudy at times Tuesday and Wednesday, with potential for a few showers on Thursday.

For much of the UK, dry at first with sunny spells. Northern and northwestern areas will be cloudier with occasional patchy rain or drizzle. Towards the weekend and perhaps into the start of next week, perhaps a more unsettled period with rain at times, especially across northern parts of the UK. This rain may very well reach southern areas too, but could be light and patchy here. Confidence becomes lower as we head into next week, but there are signs that high pressure will return, which means dry conditions would resume, especially in the south. Winds will be mostly light or moderate, occasionally fresh around northern coasts. Temperatures are expected to be near or above normal, warmest in the south, perhaps becoming very warm again by the start of August.

Higher pressure is generally more likely than lower pressure through August. This means settled and dry weather will likely prevail, especially across the south. There still could be rain at times across northern parts, but should become less frequent where dry and warm conditions extend northwards. Although most areas may see dry weather for the much of the period, occasional summertime thunderstorms are possible on some days given the right ingredients. Winds are expected to be generally light or moderate, and occasionally fresh around coastal areas. Temperatures will very likely remain above normal, with potential for further hot spells, particularly in the south.