The frontal system that has acted as the boundary between the very warm air to the southeast and the cooler, fresher air in the north and west is still lying across central parts of the country today and is set to reinvigorate as an increasingly unstable atmosphere brings the risk of some showers or thunderstorms breaking out although they will be very hit and miss.
It is a rather cloudy start to the day across much of the UK with the best of the early bright or sunny spells coming across Scotland and Northern Ireland and in these areas it will be a mainly dry day some sunny spells although showers will move into western regions later this afternoon. Meanwhile over England and Wales we have showery outbreaks of rain pushing northwards this morning, some of these heavy and thundery over central regions in particular and further showers are likely to push north today turning persistent at times. However not everywhere will see the showers and parts of the southeast will remain bright and very warm, whilst parts of Wales and southwest England will also see plenty of dry weather. Temperatures will again vary widely across the country with highs generally in the range of 18°C to 22°C, but in the brighter southeast values approaching 30°C are again possible.
Further thundery downpours are likely across parts of England this evening and into tonight before slowly moving away to the northeast to leave many parts of the UK dry to end the night with some mist, fog and low cloud forming. However further showers are likely to affect the northwest, some of these heavy. It will be another muggy night in the southeast but temperatures will be fresher the further north and west that you are. Looking ahead to tomorrow and for many places a ridge of high pressure will bring a dry and bright day with some sunny spells, but there will continue to be some showers in the northwest.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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