High Pressure Holds FirmAdded : 1 hours ago Let's start today's discussion with the visible satellite image :-
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...and the accompanying chart to go with it :-
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High pressure is now building to the northwest of the UK allowing winds to turn into the east or northeast across much of the country. This has already made a noticeable difference along eastern coasts today where areas of low cloud have pushed inland at times and temperatures are significantly lower than they have been over recent days. Further west, however, the sunshine remains largely uninterrupted allowing temperatures to climb well into the thirties across parts of Wales and southwest England.
This afternoon's temperature forecast illustrates the contrast perfectly with the hottest conditions now shifting away from eastern Britain:-
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This westward shift of the hottest weather is expected to continue over the next few days as high pressure remains close by. Western and southwestern Britain is likely to experience the highest temperatures whilst eastern coastal districts remain cooler in the onshore breeze :-
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The changes are good news for Scotland. After several weeks of often cooler, cloudier and wetter conditions, it should turn increasingly settled here with longer spells of sunshine and steadily rising temperatures across much of the country.
One question we are being asked more and more is: "When is it going to rain?" The answer, for much of England and Wales, is that there is still no immediate sign of any widespread or meaningful rainfall. It has been an exceptionally dry few weeks across central and southern parts of the UK and although attention is turning towards the possibility of low pressure moving north from the near continent later next week... :-
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..confidence remains fairly low. Some forecast guidance develops a thundery area of low pressure pushing into southern and southwestern Britain later in the week bringing the potential for heavy showers and thunderstorms. Other guidance keeps high pressure firmly in control meaning many places would remain dry for several more days.
For now, the most likely outcome is that the settled weather continues to dominate, with rain remaining scarce for most and the prolonged dry spell extending well into next week :-
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METEOROLOGIST : BARBER | 
A pleasant breeze with some very strong sunshine ...
