UK FORECAST

REGIONAL FORECASTS London, South East, South, East Anglia, Midlands, South West: Sunny spells in the morning, overcast later. Sunny patches will return in the evening. Gentle south-westerly winds. Max 23C 73F. North West, North East, Wales: Showers throughout the day but they will weaken. Moderate southwesterly winds. Max 19C 66F. Channel Islands: Fairly cloudy day with some clear skies at times. A few showers in the afternoon. Gentle winds. Max 19C 66F. Scotland: Rain, heavy at times. Risk of thunderstorms in the evening. South-westerly and moderate winds. Max 17C 63F. Northern Ireland, Eire: Heavy cloud with sunny intervals. Scattered showers. Winds moderate and south-westerly. Max 18C 64F.

YESTERDAY (24 hours to 6pm) – Warmest: Heathrow (Greater London) 22C 72F. Coolest: Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) 5C 41F. Wettest: Achnagart (Ross and Cromarty) 0.53in. Sunniest: Thorney Island (West Sussex) 10.2hr. London: Max: 22C 72F. Min: 10C 50F. Rain: 0.00in. Sun: 5.6hr. Barometer (6pm) – 1019.3mb Falling. Humidity: 49 per cent.

WEEK AHEAD Showers across the UK tomorrow, risk of thunderstorms in Scotland. Scattered showers on Tuesday. Moderate showers on Wednesday. Dry on Thursday. Cloudy on Friday with drizzle in Scotland. Saturday will be cloudy but dry.