UK Forecast Turns Drier With 25C Weekend Highs as Drought Still Intensifies
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 21
UK Forecast Turns Drier With 25C Weekend Highs as Drought Still Intensifies
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 21
Summary
High pressure is building across the UK, bringing a largely drier weekend with sunny spells and Sunday highs of 19-25C in England and Wales and 16-20C in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Friday stays cooler and unsettled first, with a few heavy or thundery showers still possible in England and Wales, while most of Scotland and Northern Ireland remain mostly dry.
Temperatures may drop to 3-4C in rural parts of Scotland and northern England on Friday night, before lighter winds help daytime readings recover to around or slightly above seasonal norms.
Over two-thirds of England and all of Wales remain in drought, and officials said this week's downpours—despite causing local flash flooding—were not enough to replenish reservoirs, rivers and groundwater.
The National Drought Group has shifted to weekly meetings from monthly, while forecasts point to rain returning next week but with a continued risk of further hot spells in September.