Issued: 0900hrs Monday 3rd August 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Mixed with showers north and west, drier for all later into the weekend

Mixed conditions for the first part of this week with rain and some showers, mostly in northern and western areas. Staying dry and warm in the south and east although fresher here later in the week. Higher pressure then building through the weekend and into next week bringing dry and fair conditions with sunshine and warmer temperatures.

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Thursday 6/8/26
A front bringing cloud and outbreaks of showery rain to northern England on Thursday morning, these gradually clearing towards the east as a ridge of high pressure builds. For most the morning is going to be fair with good spells of sunshine. The afternoon is dry overall with more spells of sunshine in fair conditions, the best of these across Scotland, western and southern areas of England and Wales. Cloud increasing in Ireland as a front approaches from the West. A fresher day in much of England with highs at 23C, nearer 20C in southern Ireland and 16C in Scotland.

Friday 7/8/26
High pressure south of the British Isles on Friday, low pressure to the northwest. Cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain in Scotland. A few showers in northern England. Dry and fair in other areas with good spells of sunshine. Highs at 28C in the southeast, 15C in northern Scotland, 23C in southern Ireland.
 

Saturday 8/7/26
Low pressure north of Scotland on Saturday. Cloud and rain for much of Scotland and Ireland, heaviest in western Scotland. Eastern Scotland, England and Wales should be dry with sunny spells, although more cloud in the west. Highs at 29C in southeast England, 21C in southern Ireland, 16C in Scotland.


 

Sunday 9/7/26
Weak fronts bringing broken cloud in England and Wales, a few spots of morning rain in more northern and western areas. Rain for Scotland, northern England and northern Wales as well as Northern Ireland, this showery. Highs at 29C in southern England, 15C in northern Scotland, 22 to 24C in Ireland.


 

Monday 10/7/26
Higher pressure building again through the British Isles. Wind and some cloud and showery rain in the far north of Scotland. Fair in other areas with sunny spells. Highs at 17C in northern Scotland, 29C in southern England.

Tuesday 11/7/26
High pressure over the British isles on Tuesday. Fair conditions with sunny spells and dry. Cloud and some patchy rain in northwest Scotland. Highs at 18 to 29C.