Weather trend: Fine for many, though with some rain in the northwest, hot at times in the south

High pressure building into central Europe will bring fine and increasingly hot weather for many, though the northwest may remain more unsettled.

The new week starts off with some cloud and showery outbreaks of rain across parts of Ireland, northern England, and Scotland.

Further south and east however, conditions will be very warm and mainly dry on Monday as temperatures could already get close to 30 °C in southeastern England.

The hot continental air may spark off a few showers and thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday, but the hot air remains across the south and east in particular, where up to 33 °C are possible on Tuesday.

Slightly more changeable weather is then likely around mid-week as winds switch to a more westerly or northwesterly quarter for a while.

Temperatures should fall back a little, at least for a while, before another ridge of high pressure could bring more fine and warm weather for many towards the end of next week.

Western and northern areas should remain slightly cooler and cloudier overall, with some rain or showers at times.

More southern parts of the UK in particular will not see any significant rain away from localised showers and storms.

Looking ahead and generally fine and rather warm weather may continue in the south beyond the middle of the month, while the north and west could see more of a mix of bright spells and some rainier spells.