Tuesday
Fronts lying through northern Scotland today with a ridge of high pressure building in the south. This morning sees plenty of cloud across much of Scotland, northern England, Northern Ireland and parts of Wales. Drizzle in western Scotland. Plenty of sunshine in central and southern England and quickly feeling hot here. This afternoon brings sunny spells and dry conditions to Ireland, Wales and England. Always more cloud for northwest England and Scotland with drizzle over wester Scotland. Rain may affect Orkney and Shetland. Highs at 33C in southeast England, 24 to 29C for many areas but 14C in northern Scotland and 26C in southern Ireland.

Tuesday Night
Overnight skies are clear for much of England and Wales and it is very warm throughout. Cloudier in Scotland, broken cloud for Ireland. Lows near 18C in southern England, 12C in northern Scotland.

 
 
 

Wednesday
A hot day as high pressure is centred over western areas of the British isles. Plenty of sunshine through the day for most areas. Always more cloud in the west of Scotland where there could be drizzle at times. Remaining hot throughout the afternoon with lengthy periods of sunshine for all but the far northwest of Scotland. Highs at 34C in southeast England, 27C in eastern Scotland and Ireland, 22C in western Scotland.

Thursday
High pressure remains through Thursday. Quickly feeling hot in the sunshine in England and Wales. More cloud for western areas of Scotland and the far west of Ireland with some low cloud and fog affecting the coasts of western and southern Wales as well as eastern and southern Ireland. This afternoon stays fair with lots of sunshine for many as low cloud in the west tends to clear. Highs could get to 36C in southeast England, 24 to 30C for most and 15C in the far west of Scotland.