14 day video Issued 21st July 2026 The 14 day video forecast is usually updated weekly. 14 day discussion The 14 day discussion is usually updated twice each week. Brief hot spell Week 1: 27/07 to 02/08 Monday: Showers in central and northern areas increasingly become restricted to the north west. The south has a dry day with sunny spells. Tuesday: Showers or longer spells of rain affect the northern half of the UK and there could be patchy rain in western Wales too. Other areas have a dry day. Very warm in central and eastern England. Wednesday: Wet in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Dry and sunny in England and Wales. In central and eastern England it becomes very hot with temperatures peaking in the mid 30Cs. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Cooler conditions return southeastwards. Showers are possible in all areas early on, but in the south it turns dry again with rain mostly in the north. Temperatures climb in the south, but in the north it stays cooler. Forecast confidence is high falling to moderate. Ad-free browsing and premium features Subscribe to The Weather Outlook Premium to enjoy ad-free browsing and extra features. Subscribe on a recurring monthly basis or for a fixed 12 month period. Find out more: The Weather Outlook Premium Quite changeable Week 2: 03/08 to 09/08 The south has a good deal of dry, bright and warm weather early on. In the north it will be cooler and more changeable. As the week progresses the more mixed weather pushes southeastwards, potentially leading to a greater chance of rain and closer to average temperatures in the south. Forecast confidence is very low. Expected developments Week 1 Disturbances will move across the northern half of the UK, but in southern and central areas pressure will be higher with very warm air pushing up from the south. However, that is quickly pushed away southeastwards with much cooler air returning from the northwest. The chart below is from the Met Office Global model. It shows forecast surface conditions at 12:00 Thursday 30th July. Week 2 Pressure is likely to fall through the week, leading to more changeable periods. With an Atlantic influence for much of the period temperatures will probably be closer to the norm in the south than has been the case for much of the time in recent weeks. However, very warm air won't be far away and it could return. The chart below shows the GEFS forecast mean surface level pressure on Wednesday 5th August. Key developments Across the UK as a whole the weather is forecast to be mixed through the period. A brief spell of hot weather develops in central and eastern England early on, but a prolonged heatwave isn't expected. The UKV chart shows forecast temperatures at 15:00 on Wednesday 29th July.