Chorley (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Staying dry and sunny this weekend.

Today:

Any low cloud clearing this morning. Another dry and sunny day for much of the region, although some cloud and a few spots of rain may move into Cumbria during the afternoon. Feeling very warm. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

Tonight:

A few spots of rain possible in Cumbria this evening, otherwise a dry night across the region. Some patches of low cloud may form, and staying warm. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

Sunday:

Any low cloud lifting and breaking to give another warm and sunny day. A brisk breeze picking up into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Staying dry, sunny and settled through the outlook and staying very warm. Winds gradually easing for everyone after the weekend.

High pressure to the northeast of the UK with low pressure over the Bay of Biscay starts the period with broadly settled weather for the north of the UK with a risk of thunderstorms into the south of the UK from France at times. Through the weekend potentially turning more unsettled from the south before more settled conditions arrive from the west. Uncertain into the next week as cloud and longer spells of rain threaten the NW and possibly running through the UK at times. Temperatures will be warm or very warm initially, perhaps hot at times in the southwest, likely easing to warm or near average over the weekend, though further hot spells possible especially in the south..

The signal through the end of July and into August becomes increasingly mixed with spells of low pressure and more unsettled weather becoming more likely. There may still be some thunderstorms at times as well. There will still probably be some dry interludes, most probably in the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to remain warm or very warm and some spells of hot weather remain possible.