Thursday 3rd July 2025

Well the heatwave has done one (for now), replaced with some sunny days, and some meh days. I hope your house/flat has returned to a normal temperature too!

Thanks to Isabel for the photograph.

We start the forecast period under a ridge of high pressure from the Azores, though the positioning of the Azores high is going to move west over the coming days, allowing something cooler, cloudier with the odd bit of rain to move down from the north-west.

Thursday itself sees sunshine during the morning, cloud bubbling up from around lunchtime – likely more cloud than sun for a while, then sunnier later in the day. Warm, 23’C. Mostly clear skies overnight, down to around 12’C.

Friday will be sunny for much of the day, though some high cloud around so hazy at times, particularly later in the day. Quite hot, up to around 27’C. Cloud thickening overnight, maybe the odd splash of rain later on, down to around 16’C and breezy.

Saturday is a mostly cloudy day. Some bits and pieces of light rain possible, though don’t be surprised if it stays dry. Likewise some sunny spells possible later in the day, but it’s a possibility rather than a probability. Assuming it stays cloudy, then 21’C – though if we get some sunshine in the afternoon then a few degrees more is possible. Breezy. A small chance of a spell of rain in the evening, but more likely it stays to our south. Fairly cloudy overnight, one or two showers possible.

Sunday again sees a lot of cloud, some showery bits of rain possible in the morning though amounts likely limited. Some brightness possible, again more likely later in the day and breezy, around 21’C. Often cloudy overnight, the odd shower around, 13’C.

Low pressure continues to slowly move away east on Monday, though likely a lot of cloud still around, one or two showers possible – more likely in the morning. Some brightness, more likely later in the day. Breezy and around 21’C. Skies clearing overnight, down to around 12’C.

By Tuesday the Azores high is pushing back in.

So Tuesday sees sunny spells, some cloud and warmer once more – up to around 25’C.

Wednesday sees sunny spells, and probably quite hot again, say 27’C or so.

Thursday and Friday are probably hot and sunny, in the range of 28’C to 32’C.

More likely next weekend is hot and sunny – pretty high confidence for 9-10 days away. A small chance it could become very hot, though more likely it will be in the range of 28’C to 32’C – which is still heatwave territory by definition.

Can this glorious summer last? Well, yes and it probably will – the more likely outcome for the rest of July sees high pressure in control, so much more sunshine is expected, and more hot days too.

Weak signals for August, but if it ends up drier, warmer and sunnier than normal, that would not be a surprise, though maybe a little more mixed than July.

Enjoy!