Temperatures rise with heatwave conditions into the weekend
Temperatures across the UK will continue to rise today, with the highest temperatures forecast on Saturday when 34°C could be reached in eastern England.
Read moreA fine evening but turning cloudier, perhaps with the odd shower in the southwest by daw, most places remaining dry. Very mild and muggy particularly in the west, with a strengthening breeze.
Dry with sunny once again. Chance of an odd shower across northern Scotland and southwest England at times. Breezy along southern and eastern coasts. Feeling very warm, and locally hot.
Hazy sunshine on Saturday with showers, these thundery in places. Occasional bright spells on Sunday with cloudier skies arriving into Monday. Feeling hot initially but then turning fresher from Sunday.
Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through this period, as a series of Atlantic low pressure systems pass largely to the northwest of the UK. These will tend to bring some occasional rain or showers, most frequent in northwestern areas where it may also be rather breezy or windy at times. Whilst some rain or showers will be possible farther south and east, here longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm weather, as south or southwesterly winds allow brief bursts of hotter air to encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.
Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through the first half of July, the wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.