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Heavy and thundery showers develop

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[Published 06:15 28/08/2026]

The deluge finally arrives. Hail, thunder and lightning along with 13mm of rain in a very short time. Posted by Brian Gaze

Whilst many people will welcome the rain after the drought conditions of recent months, the timing may seem unfortunate as the bank holiday weekend beckons. The general theme is for unsettled conditions to continue, and although there will be dry and bright spells, most places can expect to see further showers or longer spells of rain.


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Showery rain

Showery spells of rain push southeastwards through the day. They could be heavy and thundery at times, but there will be sunny spells too.Quite windy in the south.

Cooler and fresher than recently. Temperatures range from 17°C in the north west to 23°C in the south east. Check the weather radar for the most up to date view.

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UKV, Friday 28th August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Tonight:
Rain continues in northern Scotland, but elsewhere it turns drier. However, another area of rain pushes into the south west by the morning. 

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Tomorrow:
Heavy outbreaks of rain spread eastwards across much of England and Wales, with brighter and showery conditions following. Scotland and Northern Ireland can expect a mix of sunny spells and showers.

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UKV, Saturday 29th August [Tap animation to toggle cities]

Sunday: Unsettled. To begin with it could be mainly dry, but showers and longer outbreaks of rain push across the UK. In places they will be heavy.

Outlook: Rather unsettled weather is expected to continue as disturbances move in from the Atlantic. They bring the likelihood of further showers or longer spells of rain, initially focused on southern and central regions.

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Yesterday's temperatures

The temperature league tables are for Thursday 27th August 2026. Please note that our database does not include data from all of the official reporting stations in the UK.


Highest temperatures

  • Boscombe Down, 26°C
  • Farnborough, 26°C
  • Northolt, 26°C
  • London / Heathrow Airport, 25°C
  • London City Airport, 25°C
  • Cardiff-Wales Airport, 25°C
  • Southampton / Weather Centre, 25°C
  • Benson, 25°C
  • Odiham, 25°C
  • Middle Wallop, 25°C
  • Fairford Royal Air Force Base, 24°C
  • Exeter Airport, 24°C
  • Stansted Airport, 24°C
  • Inverness / Dalcross, 24°C
  • Prestwick Airport, 24°C

Lowest temperatures

  • Inverness / Dalcross, 8°C
  • Kinloss, 9°C
  • Stornoway, 12°C
  • Leeming, 12°C
  • Tiree, 13°C
  • Tain Range, 13°C
  • Aberdeen / Dyce, 13°C
  • Benbecula, 13°C
  • Tees-Side, 13°C
  • Spadeadam, 13°C
  • Kirkwall Airport, 13°C
  • Sumburgh Cape, 13°C
  • Wick, 14°C
  • Prestwick Airport, 14°C
  • Edinburgh Airport, 14°C

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The deluge finally arrives. Hail, thunder and lightning along with 13mm of rain in a very short time. Posted by Brian Gaze

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