Dry on Thursday with warm sunshine. Cooler near coasts.
Today:
It will be a dry day with prolonged sunshine for most. Patchy cloud feeding into eastern coasts later in the day. Very warm in the west but cooler near the coast with breezy northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
Tonight:
Dry for all with late sunshine leading to largely clear skies overnight in the far west. Further east, patchy cloud spreads westwards from the coast before clearing after dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Friday:
Any lingering cloud quickly clearing leaving another dry day with prolonged sunshine. Very warm in west but cooler east with northeasterly breeze. Cloud feeding into the east through the evening. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Remaining dry throughout. Western areas continuing to see the best of the sunshine and warm afternoon highs. Cooler with cloud at times near eastern coasts. Northeasterly breeze.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Most of the UK will be fine with sunny spells during the first half of this period. A few showers are possible in the southeast at first but otherwise the majority of places will be dry. Temperatures are likely to be above normal for the time of year. Into the bank holiday weekend and following week, a change in weather type is expected. More unsettled conditions are likely to develop, with weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This will bring spells of rain to many areas, perhaps heavy at times, with a risk of strong winds in places. Some drier and brighter intervals are likely between systems. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above.
Updated:
Changeable weather conditions are expected during the end of May and into the first half of June. Spells of wet weather with showers or longer spells of rain are likely to be interspersed with drier, sunnier periods. Overall, it will likely be wettest in the west and driest in the east. Temperatures will probably average out around normal, although some very warm or hot spells are possible.