Doncaster (South Yorkshire) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy but warm, rain over western hills.

Today:

Some early sunshine possible, especially along coasts, but generally windy. Mostly cloudy by late morning with light rain and drizzle over western hills. Drier and brighter to the south later, with occasional sunshine. Rather warm. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle over western parts, heaviest over hills. Drier with some clear spells toward eastern coasts. Winds strengthening. Rather warm and muggy overnight. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

Saturday:

Windy with outbreaks of light rain in the west on Saturday, dry and bright in the east with warm sunny spells. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of light rain to start Sunday, then drier and brighter. Sunny with thunderstorms possible Monday. Variable cloud and sunshine Tuesday. Very warm or hot.

A low pressure system runs near or across the northwest of the UK at the start of the period bringing some wetter, windier conditions to the northwest. Elsewhere a good deal of dry and very warm or hot weather at first, but it is possible the odd thunderstorm could develop in response to the heat before it turns cooler and fresher from the west by the middle of next week. Beyond this, conditions look like being rather changeable, with some drier spells but also some spells of rain and wind. There is also the chance of further very warm or locally hot and humid weather, as brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived. Should these occur they bring with them the threat of thunderstorms.

Conditions will likely continue to be changeable through much of July. The wettest and windiest conditions look most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some rain or showers will be likely, perhaps heavy and thundery at times. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.