Brigstock (Northamptonshire) weather

Headline:

Turning fresher into the weekend but mostly dry.

Today:

A warm and sunny start, but cloud tending to increase through the day making the sunshine hazy. A few showers developing into the afternoon, possibly thundery. Still feeling hot. Maximum temperature 31 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly dry overnight with variable cloud and some clear spells, although isolated showers may linger toward the north and east. Still feeling warm for most. Winds remaining mainly light. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

Saturday:

Variable cloud and residual isolated showers at first but becoming dry with sunny spells. Gradually turning fresher than recent days with a gentle breeze. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunday and Monday, largely dry with bright or sunny spells. Mainly light winds. Cloudier and breezier Tuesday, with some patchy rain or showers. Temperatures nearer average.

A rather more changeable spell of weather through the mid to latter part of August, with Atlantic frontal systems bringing some rain or showers at times to the UK. The heavier and more reliable rainfall is more likely to be in parts of the west and northwest, but it is possible that some southern and eastern areas will see rain at times too. Later in the period high pressure may have more of an influence with drier conditions returning for many areas. Temperatures are likely to remain above average overall, with the possibility of further hot weather developing.

High pressure will probably be dominant in the vicinity of the UK during this period, meaning periods of dry weather for many regions. However, some more unsettled or changeable interludes are probable at times, bringing showers or some longer spells of rain, although overall rainfall amounts are more likely to be below average than above. Temperatures will likely be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.