Largely dry on Wednesday with cloud clearing to sunshine.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloud increasing across eastern and central areas, bringing some patchy light drizzle in places. Remaining dry in the west with late sunshine then overnight clear spells. Light northeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Wednesday:
Cloudy start in central and eastern areas with some patchy drizzle possible. Soon clearing as dry, sunny conditions develop from the northwest. Light winds. Warm to very warm in west. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
The settled weather will hold with the west continuing to see the best of the prolonged sunshine and warm to very warm afternoon highs. Winds light north to northeast.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Mostly dry and largely sunny conditions are expected to continue for the vast majority over the next several days as a slow-moving area of high pressure remains dominant. It will continue to be warm or very warm for many, especially in the west, but it will be remain cooler in the east, especially along coasts, with some coastal areas seeing persistent low cloud at times, accompanied by a brisk breeze off the North Sea. There is an increasing chance that conditions will turn more unsettled from late next week though, as areas of rain and strengthening winds threaten from the west and/or south (the latter bringing a risk of thunderstorms). This would most likely to be accompanied by temperatures dropping nearer to average for the time of year.
Updated:
The start of the period may see some more in the way of rain and showers across much of the UK, especially western parts. Fine and dry weather is more likely to prevail towards the south and east though and may start to develop more widely, but occasional spells of rain and showers are still possible, with the potential for thunderstorms on some days. Overall, temperatures will most likely be around or above normal for the time of year.