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This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the weekend 23/07/2026. Many people will be hoping for some rain and a reprieve from the heat. Whilst this weekend will bring that to some extent, there won’t be that much rain and many in the south will have to wait until Sunday. Bringing you this weekend’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill

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00:00Now, most of us will see a bit of rain this weekend, but for a fair few of us it's
00:06not going to be a huge amount,
00:07not really enough to help alleviate the ongoing issues because of how dry it has been so far this month.
00:13Let's first of all look at Friday, however, and first thing there could be a bit of cloud, drizzly rain
00:18over parts of Scotland.
00:19That will clear by the afternoon, leaving a mostly dry picture for many of us.
00:23The sunniest skies will be across central southern parts, and whilst you can't rule out one or two showers,
00:29it is generally going to be dry, and with all that sunshine in the south, it's going to be very
00:34warm, if not hot.
00:36Temperatures getting into the mid to high 20s quite widely across some central southern parts, 30 Celsius, not out of
00:42the question.
00:43For Exeter, it could be the 20th day in a row where it exceeds its heatwave threshold.
00:49Further north, a bit more cloud, a bit fresher here, and there is some more persistent rain edging its way
00:54in from the northwest.
00:55That's because of a frontal system that's lingering over northern parts of the UK.
01:01That is going to make its way southeastwards through Friday night and into Saturday.
01:07So that's going to turn things cloudier and wetter, and notice the ice bars a bit tightly packed,
01:11so things are turning a bit breezy, a bit blustery with that more changeable weather as well.
01:16So first thing Saturday morning, cloudy, quite wet across much of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
01:21That rain feeding its way further southwards into some northern parts of England and Wales,
01:25later reaching more central parts of England and Wales as well.
01:29Further south, however, staying dry, lots of sunshine, and with that then we're going to see temperatures rising.
01:36The highest temperatures, the focus of the heat, will have shifted a bit further eastwards compared to Friday.
01:42So greatest chance of high 20s or low 30s across parts of the southeast.
01:46Temperatures further west are a couple of degrees down compared to recent days,
01:50but nonetheless still feeling very warm in that sunny weather.
01:54Different story further north where things are a bit more changeable, a bit fresher, cloudier,
01:58outbreaks of rain and a bit blustery at times as well.
02:01That weather system that I highlighted continues its progress southeastwards through Saturday night and into Sunday.
02:07So most places, yes, we'll see some rain at times, but for some, the majority of that will come overnight.
02:13And it is going to be a little bit heavy at times, but we're not expecting huge rainfall totals.
02:19Nonetheless, we could wake up on Sunday morning across the bulk of England and Wales.
02:22Quite cloudy, a bit damp, outbreaks of rain.
02:25A lot of that rain, though, will clear away towards the southeast earlier on in the day.
02:29A few showers following in behind.
02:31A lot of dry weather, but a fair few showers coming as well.
02:35Some of them could be a bit on the heavy side, maybe some rumbles of thunder.
02:38Perhaps some over eastern parts of England and some over northern and eastern parts of Scotland.
02:43Here they could pack a bit of a punch.
02:45We're talking 10, 15 millimetres in an hour or so.
02:48But yes, like I say, actually there will be a lot of dry weather around, even some sunshine breaking through.
02:53But with that slightly fresher air coming in behind that frontal system that's moving through Saturday and into Sunday,
03:00temperatures, particularly in the south, will be down a couple of degrees compared to, well, both Friday and Saturday, really.
03:06We're looking at highs just about getting into the mid-20s towards the south.
03:09That may feel a bit more comfortable than it has done recently for some of us.
03:14Further north temperatures similar to Saturday, really.
03:17Mid to high teens or low 20s in a few places.
03:20Then later Sunday and into Monday, we have a bit of a ridge of high pressure building from the southwest.
03:26That's going to help clear away any of those showers.
03:28So things turning pretty quiet and dry overnight.
03:32In fact, actually with that quieter weather, Sunday night into Monday could be a bit fresh, a bit chilly perhaps
03:37for some of us.
03:38And then we stick with that ridge of high pressure in the south into next week.
03:41But further north, we could see some weather systems toppling over the north of it.
03:46And so we're turning a bit wetter across northern northwestern parts of the UK.
03:51So really next week, I am expecting more rain, but that's mainly going to be across northern parts.
03:55Further south, a greater chance of staying largely dry.
03:58And with that higher pressure here, a reasonable chance that we'll see things turning warmer again.
04:03So fairly likely that we're going to see temperatures back in the mid to high 20s, possibly even low 30s
04:09as well.
04:10Of course, we'll be keeping you up to date with all of the developments with regards to any rain and
04:16any return of any heat.
04:17So make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube channel and then you'll be on top of things as well.
04:21Bye bye.
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