North East England

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Generally fine, dry and hot.

Today:

A fine and dry day, with bright sunshine and light winds. Feeling hot, though temperatures could be a degree or two cooler along the coast in any sea breezes. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

Tonight:

A dry night with clear skies to start, though cloud will slowly move southwards overnight. The wind will become northerly and breezy along the coast. Temperatures still relatively mild overnight. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Tuesday:

Generally dry with variable cloud, temperatures will be lower than of late as a breezy onshore wind develops. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Generally dry with variable cloud on Wednesday. Cloudier with showers possible on Thursday. Remaining cloudy on Friday, breezy along the coast. Temperatures remain warm but feeling cooler along the coasts.

The south of the UK is expected to be mainly fine and dry at the start of this period, with temperatures well above normal. It will be cloudier in the north with some rain at times, this heavy in places. Moving into early June, conditions will likely become unsettled across the UK as a whole. Atlantic weather systems will move in from the west bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times. The rain will likely be heaviest in parts of the west and northwest. Temperatures will probably be near normal.

Probably changeable or unsettled at first with Atlantic frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain at times. From mid-month, high pressure may begin to become more dominant with conditions becoming dry and more settled, although some showery interludes are still possible. Temperatures are expected to be near normal at first, but probably rising above average later.