General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: High pressure trying to build in from the SE. Low pressure moving towards SE Iceland during the day. Longer spells of Rain NW England, N England, N Ireland and Scotland. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Light to gentle breezes but windy in the Irish sea. Very warm S Yorkshire southwards. Rather cool to average N Ireland NW, N England into Scotland. Friday: A front over Scotland into N Ireland marking the boundary between average to rather warm conditions, N Ireland, Scotland to very warm to hot conditions in remaining areas. Breezy generally. Sunny spells away from the NW. Saturday: High pressure building in. Light showers and sunny spells Midlands northwards. Dry elsewhere. Average to rather warm N Ireland, Scotland and N England. Very warm to hot further S. Light to gentle breezes. Sunday: High pressure over the country. Dry and hot across England. Average to rather warm N Ireland and Scotland. Warm N England. Light winds. Monday: High pressure over the UK. Dry with sunny spells. Warm to very warm N Yorkshire northwards. Very warm to hot further S. Light to gentle breezes.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models still struggling badly with how far N the hot air move. So confidence remains low as to how warm to hot it will get. Plenty of dry weather with any rain confined to light showers Saturday. Light to gentle breezes. Continuing to gradually warm up overall with it turning hot at times.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb rising slowly. Temperatures 20C. Winds a light WSW breeze. The evening dry with sunny spells and clear spells for the night. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 12C to 13C so warm.
Thursday: The new day starts dry with sunny spells. Temperatures 14C to 15C. Winds a light SSW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 24C to 25C so very warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. The evening mostly cloudy but dry. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 14C to 15C so very warm.
Friday: The day begins dry with sunny spells and very warm. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 16C to 17C. A day hot with sunny spells but cloudy by the afternoons end. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 27C to 29C so hot to very hot. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb rising. A dry evening and night. Early sunny spells then clear spells from dusk. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 15C to 16C so very warm.
Saturday: The new weekend kicking of dry with sunny spells and very warm. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 16C to 17C. Light showers arriving by mid morning and lasting through the day. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 24C to 25C. So very warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising quickly. The evening dry with sunny spells. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Overnight low 11C to 14C. So rather warm to very warm.
Sunday: The day begins with dry with sunny spells. Winds a light NNE breeze. Temperatures 14C to 15C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 25C to 27C so very warm to hot. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1026mb steady. The evening and night dry with sunny spells and clear spells overnight. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 12C to 14C so rather warm to warm.
Monday: The new day dawns dry with sunny spells. Temperatures 14C to 15C. Winds a light ENE breeze. A day of light showers and sunny spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 25C to 27C so very warm to hot. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1030mb falling. The evening and night dry with sunny spells and clear spells overnight. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 13C to 15C so warm to very warm.