An impressive spell of summery weather across the UK and Ireland over the coming days with temperatures becoming very warm or hot for many regions whilst nights will also become increasingly uncomfortable as temperatures don't fall away as quickly.

This morning is starting off warmer than recent mornings and those temperatures will rise steadily in the sunshine today. There is some patchy mist, fog and low cloud to clear first thing but this will soon burn off and then most places will see another fine and sunny day. It will be warmer too with temperatures across England and Wales widely in the range of 29°C to 33°C. It will be less hot towards Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland with temperatures in these regions in the mid-high twenties, meanwhile sea breezes will develop around coasts to bring some relief here, but some misty low cloud may plague some beaches.

The exception to the fine, very warm and sunny theme once again will be across the far north and northwest of Scotland and the Northern Isles where cloudy skies prevail, the cloud thick enough to bring some rain at times with temperatures held back in the teens.

We do it all again tomorrow and whilst temperatures for many will be a touch warmer again, the far north and northeast will be cooler and there may be some low cloud plaguing north-eastern coasts.

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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