UK weather: Heavy rain to hit after heatwave with showers expected to cross the country - but warmth is set to return just in time for the weekend By Mark Duell Published: 08:39, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 08:43, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments Britain is set for an unsettled few days as parts of the country are hit by heavy rain before the summer sunshine returns in time for the weekend. Much of the UK could face showers at times today with the heaviest rain expected in Scotland, although conditions should turn drier and clearer into the evening. Temperatures are expected to reach 23C (73F) in southern England this afternoon, 20C (68F) in the North and 18C (64F) in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland .
Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota said: 'A brighter and fresher start if you're in the South East today, but it will be a fairly damp start across the far North West. 'And that's due to an area of low pressure and associated occluded front giving some fairly heavy and frequent showers through the morning. A cyclist out for a ride in the morning sunshine today in the Oxfordshire village of Dunsden 'But as we head into the afternoon there's a ridge of high pressure extending across the South and we will see some drier conditions through the afternoon.
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