General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure to the SE of Iceland with rain crossing the UK. Light to gentle breezes but moderate in the channel with gusts to 40mph. Rather cool to average temperatures. Friday: A gentle to moderate W breeze. Light showers in the W. Dry in the east with sunny spells. Rather cool NW Scotland and NW England. Average to rather warm elsewhere. Saturday: High pressure building in. Low pressure to the N pushing showers across Scotland and NW England. Windy N Midlands northwards with gusts to 40mph. Dry with sunny spells away from Scotland. Rather cool to average temperatures Scotland and NW England. Average to rather warm elsewhere. Sunday: High pressure over the UK. Dry with sunny spells. Average to rather warm temperatures. Light breezes. Monday: High pressure over the UK dry by day but some rain developing overnight. Warm to very warm with light winds.
Local Summary for the next five days: The forecast heat wave has now gone for now with the weekend looking pleasant and dry. Showery Thursday then dry until Monday evening so a brief dry spell. Light to gentle breezes but possibly moderate Friday and Saturday.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb rising slowly. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 12C. A dry evening and night with clear spells after dusk. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 87. So rather cool to average.
Thursday: The day begins dry with sunny spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 9C to 11C. Moderate rain by mid morning quickly turning heavy. Clearing by mid afternoon to sunny spells and light showers. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 15C to 16C so rather cool. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising. The evening and night dry with sunny spells then clear spells after dusk. Winds a gentle W breeze. Overnight low 12C to 13C so rather warm to warm.
Friday: The new day dawns dry with sunny spells. Temperatures 13C to 14C. Winds a gentle W breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 18C to 21C so average to rather warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry sunny spells and clears from dusk. Winds a gentle W breeze. Overnight low 9C to 10C so average to rather warm.
Saturday: The new weekend starts dry with sunny spells. Temperatures 13C to 14C. Winds a moderate WNW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 18C to 20C so average to rather warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb steady. A dry evening and night with early sunny spells followed clear spells and patchy cloud after dusk. Winds a gentle WNSW breeze. Overnight low 9C to 11C so average to rather warm.
Sunday: The day begins dry with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. A day with sunny spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 18C to 21C so average to rather warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb falling slowly. A dry evening and night. Early sunny spells then clear spells from dusk. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 8C to 11C so average to rather warm.
Monday: The new day kicking of dry with sunny spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 22C to 24C. So warm to very warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb falling slowly. The evening dry at first but some rain by the evenings end turning moderate overnight. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 13C to 14C. So warm to very warm.