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[Updated 07:10 11/07/2018]
The next few days bring more fine and very warm weather to the southern half of the UK but in the north it is a more mixed picture. Beyond that there are signs of the settled period breaking down but it may stay very warm in the south and east....READ IN FULL
Wednesday starts wet in Northern Ireland and parts of western Britain. Through the day the rain becomes patchier and confined to western Scotland and Northern Ireland. In other areas cloud breaks to leave sunny spells but during the afternoon isolated showers could break out.
Maximum temperatures range from 18C (64F) in the far north to a warm 26C (78F) in the south. See the rain and lightning radar for the latest view.
Meteo France Arpege, forecast temperatures, 17:00 BST Wed 11th July
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Tonight much of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be overcast and damp. Elsewhere a dry night with clear spells is in prospect.
Tomorrow much of the UK has sunny periods, however there is a risk of thundery showers breaking out in the afternoon, particularly in the west and the south east. The north of Scotland remains cloudier and damp. Temperatures in the south push up into the high 20Cs.
ICON, forecast rain, 16:00 BST Thu 12th July
Friday brings sunny periods. It will be warm in the north and hot in the south where temperatures could nudge 30C (86F) locally. Thundery showers bubble up in the afternoon, especially in western and northern regions, but many places miss them.
On Saturday cloud and rain push into Northern Ireland and western Scotland. The rest of the country has a lot of dry, fine and very warm weather but thundery showers are a risk in southern and central regions.
Sunday will be dry, hot and sunny in southern and central regions. In the north the chance of showery outbreaks of rain increases as disturbances from the Atlantic push eastwards.
Next week more changeable weather is probable but the details are uncertain. The greatest chance of wet spells is in the north and west with the south and east perhaps being mainly dry. Temperatures stay above the average and in the south east it could be very warm and humid for much of the time.
GFS, forecast pressure and 500hPa heights, 16:00 BST Wed 18th July
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