Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Headline:

Dry and sunny today, east coast cloudier.

Today:

Overnight low cloud burning back to the coasts this morning, lingering in a few places into the afternoon. Otherwise dry and sunny. Warm inland, locally hot across Dumfries and Galloway, but cooler along eastern coastal districts. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be dry with some late sunshine. Then the rest of the night will remain dry with some low cloud and fog in the east. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry and sunny but cloud may linger along some North Sea coastal districts. Warm inland, but very warm or hot in the southwest. Eastern coastal areas cooler. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A dry few days with good spells of sunshine. Warm in the west with the best of the sunshine, cloudier and cooler at times in the east.

High pressure is likely to remain close to the UK into this period, and likely centred to the west or northwest of the country. This means plenty more dry weather for most if not all parts, though with the source region of the air being the North Atlantic, somewhat cooler, or at least less hot, conditions are expected, compared to many recent days. Towards the latter part of July, the influence of high pressure may wane somewhat, allowing a greater chance of rain, showers or thunderstorms compared to earlier in the month. Overall, temperatures are expected to remain above average during this period.

Perhaps a somewhat more changeable period, with the potential for showers or thunderstorms or even some longer spells of rain at times. Drier and brighter interludes are also likely, perhaps more likely across the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to be above normal with some hot spells possible.