Worcester (Worcestershire) weather

Headline:

Staying hot and sunny, though temperatures lower for many.

Today:

A dry and bright day for most, though the sunshine turning hazy at times as cloud increases through the afternoon. Perhaps an isolated heavy or thundery shower possible. Feeling hot once again, with light winds. Maximum temperature 32 °C.

Tonight:

Generally dry, with clear spells. A few showers remain possible, perhaps on the heavy side. Remaining warm in urban areas, with a light northwesterly breeze. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Saturday:

Dry and bright for many, with plenty of sunshine by the afternoon. Perhaps the odd light shower early morning. A pleasant feeling day, with light winds. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry with sunny spells on Sunday and Monday. Gradually turning cloudy through Tuesday, with the chance of showers in places. Temperatures nearer to average, but still on the warm side.

The first few days of this period are likely to be rather changeable, with many parts of the UK seeing showers or perhaps some longer spells of rain. Within this broad pattern, there is potential for a low pressure system to develop just to the west or possibly over the UK, which would bring the possibility more widespread rain and perhaps strong winds. By the latter part of August, there are signals for high pressure to become rather more dominant again, with more in the way of dry weather developing once more, especially towards parts of the north and west. Temperatures are more likely to be above normal than below overall, though the possibility of widespread or exceptional heat is perhaps a little lower than in recent weeks.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK are weak, thus something close to the climatological norm is the current preferred story. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with the high becoming centred further to the south than in the latter part of August and with more changeable conditions developing towards the north and northwest. Meanwhile, drier, more settled weather is slightly more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures are again likely to be above average overall, with the potential for late season hot spells or heatwaves, especially in the south.