Yorkshire & Humber

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Sunshine and showers today.

Today:

A fairly cloudy start with a few showers at times. Turning increasingly dry into the afternoon with some warm sunny spells. Light winds for most but breezy at the coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Showers easing away this evening to leave a largely dry night with clear spells. Turning chilly for many with a few mist patches. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Sunday:

A warm, dry and bright day with plenty of sunny spells and light winds. Clouding over in the evening perhaps with some outbreaks of rain. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Turning very warm and humid from Monday with an increasing chance of showers. Feeling very warm in the sunny spells. A small risk of thunderstorms at times.

A generally rather changeable period looks likely, with many places likely to see some much needed rain or showers at times but also some more sunshine. Initially, some rain or showers will affect many parts, this heavy and possibly thundery in places. After a drier, brighter few days, further changeable or unsettled conditions may develop as we head towards mid-August. This may be due to frontal systems moving in from the Atlantic or thundery plumes moving north from the continent or a combination of both. Temperatures will likely be a little above average overall, and there is the potential for some very warm or hot and humid spells, especially in the south, although perhaps not the heat we have seen in recent weeks.

Predominantly dry and settled conditions look likely for much of this period, with high pressure patterns tending to affect the UK. This may be interrupted at times by Atlantic frontal systems, especially in the north, or thunderstorms in the south. However, overall, rainfall amounts will likely be below normal. Temperatures will probably be above normal and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.