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Rather cool with showers in places

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[Published 06:45 21/08/2026]

Sunshine and lovely heavy showers today. Posted by toppiker60

Showers will be less widespread than yesterday, but they could still be heavy and thundery in places. The weekend and early part of next week are forecast to bring plenty of fine weather, but thereafter, it looks like another unsettled spell will develop.


14 day weather forecast video

Issued 4th August 2026

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Heavy and thundery showers

Scattered, but heavy and thundery showers will be focused on southern and central areas. A few are likely in Northern Ireland too, but they steadily fade away. Scotland has a dry and bright day.

Temperatures range from 14°C in northern Scotland to 22°C in the south east. Check the weather radar for the most up to date view.

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UKV, Friday 21st August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Tonight:
Showers ease, although in the south eastern corner they are likely to continue through the night. Clear spells develop widely and it becomes quite chilly, particularly in the north. 

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Tomorrow:
Any remaining showers in the south east clear to leave dry conditions across most of the UK. However, thicker cloud could produce some patchy rain in the far north west. Temperatures will be a little higher than today’s. 

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UKV, Saturday 22nd August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Sunday: Dry, sunny and warm across much of the UK, although it will be cloudier in the north west. In the south temperatures reach the mid 20s.

Outlook: Warm, or even very warm, and fine conditions are expected early next week across much of the UK. Things change by the middle of the week as areas of low pressure to the south and west deepen. They bring an increasing likelihood of showers or longer spells of rain.

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Yesterday's temperatures

The temperature league tables are for Thursday 20th August 2026. Please note that our database does not include data from all of the official reporting stations in the UK.


Highest temperatures

  • London City Airport, 24°C
  • Southend-On-Sea, 24°C
  • Stansted Airport, 24°C
  • Northolt, 24°C
  • Brize Norton, 23°C
  • Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base, 23°C
  • Wattisham, 23°C
  • Cambridge, 23°C
  • London / Heathrow Airport, 23°C
  • Southampton / Weather Centre, 23°C
  • Staverton Private, 23°C
  • Luton Airport, 22°C
  • Bournemouth Airport, 22°C
  • Guernsey Airport, 22°C
  • Farnborough, 22°C

Lowest temperatures

  • Newcastle, 7°C
  • Spadeadam, 8°C
  • Leeming, 8°C
  • Glasgow Airport, 8°C
  • Edinburgh Airport, 9°C
  • Belfast / Aldergrove Airport, 9°C
  • Tees-Side, 9°C
  • Sumburgh Cape, 10°C
  • Wick, 10°C
  • Aberdeen / Dyce, 10°C
  • Inverness / Dalcross, 10°C
  • Tain Range, 10°C
  • Leuchars, 10°C
  • Islay, 10°C
  • Prestwick Airport, 10°C

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Check the CET tracker for the latest information on how this month's temperatures compare to the Central England Temperature averages for 1961-1990, 1971-2000, 1981-2010, 1991-2020, and 1659-2020.

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