Appleton (Oxfordshire) weather

Headline:

Generally dry and hot, but slightly cooler on Wednesday.

Today:

Starting fine and dry with little cloud and light winds. By the afternoon some patchy cloud will develop, and there is a low risk of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 35 °C.

Tonight:

Dry, with cloud building through the evening and brisk northeasterly winds developing. Some low cloud may spread in from the coast later overnight. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Wednesday:

Any low cloud quickly dissipating to leave a generally dry day. A small risk of isolated showers in the afternoon. Feeling slightly cooler in the brisk easterly breeze. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Mostly dry, with temperatures starting to increase again from Thursday. Showers possible Thursday evening and early on Friday. Cloudy but dry on Saturday.

A more changeable period than we have seen of late, as Atlantic weather systems move in from the west to bring a mixture of drier spells and some showers, or longer spells of rain at times. The rain will likely be heaviest in parts of the west and northwest, with the best of the drier conditions more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures will be near-normal overall, with the warmest spots most likely across eastern areas. It will also be breezy at times, most especially across northwestern areas.

Probably changeable or unsettled at first with Atlantic frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times. From mid-month, high pressure may begin to become more dominant with conditions becoming dry and more settled, although some showery interludes are still possible. Temperatures are expected to be near normal at first, but probably rising above average later.