London & South East England

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Plenty of sunny spells developing.

Today:

Patchy low cloud around to start the day, but this soon burning back towards the eastern coast, where it may stay cloudy for much of the day. Elsewhere, some good sunny spells developing, although sunshine may turn hazy later. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Tonight:

Areas of low cloud will move westwards from the coast overnight with perhaps some isolated light drizzle, but most areas likely remaining dry. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Tuesday:

Another cloudy start, but similar to Monday cloud will burn back towards the coast to leave plenty of sunny spells for the rest of the day. Maximum temperature 31 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Hazy sunshine during the days, with showers possible, perhaps thundery at times, with the greatest risk on Wednesday. Wind easing by Thursday. Becoming very warm or hot inland once more.

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.

Changeable weather patterns are expected during this period. Showers or some longer spells of rain are likely at times, perhaps heavy and thundery. Some drier and brighter interludes are also possible, especially in the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to be above normal with some hot spells possible.