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Wednesday starts with outbreaks of rain in Wales, northern England and eastern Scotland. Through the day brighter and showery conditions spread westwards across north. The band of rain in northern England slowly pushes southwards but it becomes increasingly light and patchy. The south remains mostly dry and in sunny spells it will feel very warm.

Temperatures range from 11C (52F) in the far north west to 27C (78F) in the south east and East Anglia. See the rain radar for the latest view.

DWD ICON, forecast rainfall, 16:00 BST Wed 20th June

Summer weather outlook

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Summer forecast overview

Tonight showery outbreaks of rain clear east in Scotland to leave all of the UK with a dry end to the night. It will be fresher than recently in most areas but the south eastern corner remains quite muggy.

Tomorrow will be dry but cooler in the south. After a cloudy start in the south sunny spells develop in all regions.

Friday looks fine. In the north it may be overcast at times but central and southern counties have sunny periods. It will feel pleasantly warm.

Barbecue weekend

By the weekend high pressure will be firmly in charge again so it is looking good if you're planning a barbecue.

Saturday is expected to be dry in all regions and temperatures will be edging back up with maximum values close to 24C (75F) in the south. By Sunday it becomes even warmer and 27C (81F) could be reached.

GFS, forecast temperatures, 19:00 BST Sun 24th June

Heatwave next week?

Next week high pressure is expected to drift over the UK and become centred to the east. That leads to the likelihood of of a lot of fine weather and very warm air filtering in from the south east. Temperatures during the middle part of the week could reach 32C (90F) in southern and central regions.

Later in the week there are indications of low pressure developing to the south of the UK. That could cause thundery conditions to push northwards across the UK.

GFS, precipitation and pressure, 16:00 BST Wed 27th June

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