Temperatures are set to rise again as another heatwave is in store for the UK, with the capital set to face the brunt of the heat.
While the south and southeast stay mostly drier and often warm midweek, the Met Office said conditions in the north and west are forecast to turn more changeable, with showers or longer spells of rain - heaviest and most frequent.
Rain and showers are forecast for Scotland and Northern parts of England on Saturday and Sunday, as temperatures sit at a warm 18C in Glasgow.
But in the south it will stay largely dry as temperatures start to increase again.
Saturday’s forecast shows temperatures hanging around 28C in the capital by 4pm, but this looks to increase daily as temperatures hit 31C by 4pm on Monday.
Tony Wisson, Met Office deputy chief forecaster, said: “Toward the weekend, high pressure will continue to build in across most of the UK as it extends from the Azores. This will lead to more settled, warm or very warm conditions for many, especially across England and Wales, though some rain may still affect the far north.”
He added: “The forecast for this weekend suggests that temperatures could approach high 20s°C across parts of England, perhaps 30°C in parts of the southeast, with values of mid to high 20s°C in Wales.”
Met Office forecast
Today:
A fine day for many with variable cloud and sunny spells. Feeling warm in the south and east. A few showers possible in the north, ahead of rain and stronger winds reaching Northern Ireland and western Scotland in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Windy in the north with outbreaks of rain this evening, heavy at times, then turning drier overnight. Cloud reaching southern areas later, bringing coastal and hill fog to the southwest.
Thursday:
Cloud and patchy rain clearing the far south through the day. Largely dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Remaining windy in the northeast. Cool in the northwest, warm in the southeast.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Areas of cloud and rain continuing to affect northern regions into the weekend. Fine and dry further south with temperatures gradually rising under the spells of strong sunshine.
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