Goldthorpe (South Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

A hotter day with increasing sunshine amounts. Fine overnight.

Today:

Some cloudy areas with possible mist and patchy light rain affecting higher ground. Turning sunnier for most by the afternoon, especially further east. Feeling very warm by afternoon. Cooler over the North Pennines, with cloud probably lingering here longest. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Tonight:

A fine night with mostly clear skies across the region. Some cloud likely over higher ground, especially later in the night. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Thursday:

A similar day to Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and turning very warm or hot by afternoon. A cooler, onshore breeze might develop near coasts of Yorkshire later. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mostly dry and sunny with hot afternoons. Chance of isolated thundery showers at first, mainly affecting hills. Freshening easterly winds 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.