Thursday
Morning broken cloud and a few showers in eastern areas of England at first on Thursday. A ridge of high pressure builds with any showers easing back through the morning. Cloud will build in the west with showers reaching the far western parts of Scotland and northwest Ireland by the afternoon. Staying dry and fine across England into Wales with the best of the sunshine across southeast England. Highs at 25C in southern England, 16C in Scotland and 20C in Ireland.

Thursday Night
As lower pressure moves eastwards overnight showers will beocme more focussed across eastern areas of England, though do expect northwest England and north Wales to still see a few scattered showers. Northern Scotland also continuing to see showers. Otherwise mainly dry. Another reasonably fresh feeling night with lows at to 8 to 12C.
 

Friday
Fronts close to northern Scotland on Friday bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. Further cloud in northern England with some drizzle affecting north and west Ireland too. Most other areas will be dry with broken cloud and sunny spells, the best through central, eastern and southern England. Highs at 28C in southeast England, 23C in southern Ireland and 18C in Scotland.

Saturday
Low pressure northwest of Scotland on Saturday. Cloud and rain for much of western Scotland and moving from west to east across Ireland. Rain also expected to affect northern England as well as north and west Wales. Elsewhere across England should be dry with sunny spells, although more cloud in the west. Highs at 30C in southeast England, 22C in southern Ireland, 18C in Scotland.