Whissendine (Rutland) weather

Headline:

A hotter day with increasing sunshine amounts. Fine overnight.

Today:

Some areas of cloud to start the morning, mainly affecting higher ground of Yorkshire, with possible early mist and light rain over hills. Turning mostly sunny by the afternoon. Feeling hot by afternoon. Slightly cooler over the Derbyshire Hills. Maximum temperature 31 °C.

Tonight:

A fine night with mostly clear skies across the region. Some cloud possible later in the night across higher ground. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Thursday:

A similar day to Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and turning hot or very hot by afternoon. Winds remaining light. Maximum temperature 33 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mostly dry and sunny with hot afternoons. Chance of isolated thundery showers at first, mainly affecting hills. Freshening north-easterly breeze by Sunday. Temperatures above average throughout.

Southern areas are likely to start this period very warm, locally hot in the southwest, with heatwave conditions persisting. Somewhat cooler to the north and cloudy with periods of rain and drizzle in the far north. Into the following week, high pressure is likely to build to the north or northwest of the UK, though its exact orientation is rather more uncertain. This would bring a lot of dry weather for many areas, though perhaps an increased chance, relatively to previous days, of showers or thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures probably moderating a little, though remaining above average for many areas.

High pressure is more likely than low pressure for much of July, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. The signal for predominantly settled weather becomes increasingly unclear towards the end of July. This means unsettled interruptions may become more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.