North East England

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Sunny and very warm, turning cooler by the weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

Plenty of sunny spells to end the day. Another warm night for many, especially in urban areas, with cooler conditions in rural locations. Dry with light winds and cloudy periods, some fog may develop in places by dawn. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Friday:

Another very warm day, dry and predominantly sunny, the sunshine may turn hazy at times with the passage of high-level cloud. Cooler along coastal areas, with an onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudier and cooler on Saturday with showers later. Cloudy periods throughout Sunday, though brightening in the afternoon. Returning to dry and largely sunny conditions by Monday. Temperatures around average.

High pressure initially situated to the north of the UK with low pressure over the Bay of Biscay starts the period with broadly settled weather for much of the UK. There will, however, be a risk of thunderstorms spreading into the south of the UK from France at times. Through the weekend potentially turning more unsettled with some rain or showers and thunderstorms at times as low pressure and a more northerly wind affect the UK at times. Temperatures will be warm or very warm for most, perhaps hot at times in the southwest initially, likely easing to warm or near average into the weekend, though further hot spells possible between systems.

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.