Wednesday
A fair start to the morning on Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure built across the country. Spells of sunshine, best across Central, southern and eastern areas. Cloud is going to be increasing in Ireland and western areas as front approaches. The cloud then thickening in Ireland, bringing outbreaks of rain in the afternoon and this week in Scotland, northwest England and the north of Wales as the afternoon progresses. Highs at 28C in southeast England in the sunshine, 15C in northern Scotland. Winds increasing too as the rain arrives with a risk of gales in Ireland.

Wednesday Night
Rain, some of it, heavy quickly, crossing island, Scotland and northern England this evening. The rain persisting across northern parts of Scotland for a while before clearing away. It is going to be windy as well with showers following the rain. For the rest of England and Wales. It will be a dry night overall, although patchy rain in northern England and northern Wales. Becoming breezier for all. Lows at 8C in Scotland but 15C in southern England.

Thursday
Low pressure will have cleared into the North Sea on Thursday to be followed by building pressure from the west. Some morning showers at first, particularly across northern and western coast of Scotland and a few other western parts of England blown along on the strong north-westerly breeze. However, any showers will be fading and the day will become dry with sunny spells for most. The winds will be decreasing as well. Highs at 28C in the southeast of England, 15C in northern Scotland.

Friday
High pressure south of the British Isles on Friday. Fronts trailing through Scotland bringing cloud here. Drizzle and some rain increasingly affecting the western Isles of Scotland. Brighter and drier for most other areas, good periods of sunshine in much of England, Wales and southern Ireland with some sunshine developing in central, eastern and southern Scotland too. Highs at 23 to 29C in England and Wales, 24C in southern Ireland, 21C in eastern and southern Scotland, 14C in western Scotland.