UK FORECAST

REGIONAL FORECASTS

Scotland: Sunny spells, patchy cloud, and showers drifting in. Gentle to moderate westerly winds. Max 20C (68F).

North East: After a fine start, cloud will build, bringing heavy rain. Gentle westerly winds. Max 19C 66F. North West, Northern Ireland, Eire: Day will start dry but cloud will build, bringing downpours by the evening. Gentle westerly winds. Max 19C (66F). London, South East, South, Midlands, East Anglia, Channel Islands: Dry this morning with sunshine. Patchy cloud will move in, but it should remain dry. Gentle south-westerly wind. Max 24C 75F.

South West, Wales: After early bright spells, it will turn cloudy with light rain. Gentle westerly wind. Max 20C 68F.

YESTERDAY (24 hours to 6pm) – Warmest: Coton-in-the-Elms (Derbyshire) 26C 79F. Coolest:

Achnagart (Ross and Cromarty) 3C 37F. Wettest: Braemar (Aberdeenshire) 0.13in. Sunniest:

Valley (Anglesey) 12.2hr. Glasgow:

Max: 20C 68F. Min: 6C 43F. Rain:

0.00in. Sun: 8.80hr. Barometer

(6pm) – 1020.9mb Rising.

Humidity: 60 per cent. WEEK AHEAD Cloudy on Monday with rain. Sunny in eastern parts on Tuesday, showers in the west. Dry in the north on Wednesday, but rain in south. Bright for most on Thursday and Friday, with just a few showers in places. Cloudy start on Saturday.