Overview
- The Met Office says temperatures are easing from this week’s extreme heat and will return closer to seasonal averages over the weekend and into next week.
- Scattered showers are expected across parts of the UK this Saturday with Met Office maps naming about a dozen to 15 areas at risk of rain or thundery downpours.
- Current forecasts indicate a more organised band of rain moving south‑eastwards between late Monday and Tuesday with some locally heavy bursts possible but lower confidence in timing and amounts.
- Forecasters warn that short, intense showers running off parched ground are unlikely to replenish reservoirs or end widespread drought, keeping pressure on water supplies and farmers already facing hosepipe bans and wildfire damage.
- Regional contrasts will persist as northern Scotland sees more persistent showers while parts of southeast England remain warm and humid, so conditions and relief from drought will vary widely across the country.