Weather and climate change

Headline:

Heavy and blustery showers in the northwest. Drier further south.

Today:

Breezy in the north with a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers, and some snow over mountain tops. Largely dry in the south with sunshine and perhaps just the odd shower. Feeling cool in the northwesterly breeze.

Tonight:

Showers continue in the northwest overnight, with hail and thunder possible at times. Staying drier further south with some patchy cloud. Turning chilly under any clear spells.

Thursday:

A similar picture on Thursday with the best of the sunshine in the southeast. Heavy showers continue in the northwest with a risk of hail and thunder. Remaining breezy.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Staying similar over the next few days with sunshine and blustery showers in the north. Drier across southern parts of the UK, with temperatures here slowing increasing over the weekend.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 5 Jun 2024

Showers likely to affect mainly north-eastern areas at the start of this period with the chance of a more organised band of cloud and rain from the west. Driest and sunniest conditions in southern areas. A build of pressure will probably bring settled conditions across the country for a few days after this, with dry, sunny conditions prevailing. Toward the following weekend, these dry conditions may start to decline with a greater chance of more unsettled weather developing. Should this happen, wettest conditions are likely to be in the north and west, with driest weather in the south and east. There is still a chance that drier conditions could remain in place more widely. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly below average at first, perhaps slightly above normal later.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 5 Jun 2024

Signals are weak regarding prevailing weather patterns during this period. Typical conditions for the UK are most probable, with a mixture of weather types. All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures are most likely to be close to normal or slightly above.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 4 Jun 2024