East Midlands

Headline:

Chance of early drizzle, then becoming brighter.

Today:

Cloudy, with early patchy drizzle possible. Then becoming dry and brighter for most places with some sunny intervals developing, but also perhaps isolated light coastal showers. Light northerly winds inland, breezy and cooler along the coast. Temperatures close to average. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells and patchy cloud, with a chance of a few light showers reaching coastal areas, where it will remain breezy. Becoming cooler for many places, compared to recent nights. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Dry with patchy cloud, especially through the morning, but also sunny spells which will become prolonged later. Highest temperatures inland, breezy and rather cool along the coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Largely dry and often cloudy, but also some sunny spells will occur. Staying predominantly dry, but with a small chance of coastal showers Monday. Temperatures generally average or slightly above.

For much of the UK, dry at first with sunny spells. Northern and northwestern areas will be cloudier with occasional patchy rain or drizzle. Towards the weekend and perhaps into the start of next week, perhaps a more unsettled period with rain at times, especially across northern parts of the UK. This rain may very well reach southern areas too, but could be light and patchy here. Confidence becomes lower as we head into next week, but there are signs that high pressure will return, which means dry conditions would resume, especially in the south. Winds will be mostly light or moderate, occasionally fresh around northern coasts. Temperatures are expected to be near or above normal, warmest in the south, perhaps becoming very warm again by the start of August.

Higher pressure is generally more likely than lower pressure through August. This means settled and dry weather will likely prevail, especially across the south. There still could be rain at times across northern parts, but should become less frequent where dry and warm conditions extend northwards. Although most areas may see dry weather for the much of the period, occasional summertime thunderstorms are possible on some days given the right ingredients. Winds are expected to be generally light or moderate, and occasionally fresh around coastal areas. Temperatures will very likely remain above normal, with potential for further hot spells, particularly in the south.