Forecast for next week

Here's our own personal forecast for next week, courtesy of Stephen Davenport at MeteoGroup UK

The expected band of showers and isolated thunderstorms has come into the UK from the west but is fizzling before it reaches the south-east. However, that other plume of scattered but locally heavy showers/thunderstorms is developing ahead of it, affecting France today (Friday 2 July) then both France and Belgium tonight. A few could just clip Kent and Essex, too.

Sunday should both be dry, though, with some sunshine -- in fact, quite a lot of sunshine, with a high of 27 or 28 deg C but freshening winds for a time towards the Channel coast – temporarily strong through the Straits of Dover but lighter in Belgium. Maximum on Monday more like 24 or 25 C with cloud increasing to bring a scattering of sharp showers – about a 50/50 chance of catching at least one of those. Probably becoming drier and brighter by the end of Monday. Relatively light west to south-westerly winds Monday.

That band of showers on Monday is the one that was originally looking more likely for Tuesday – instead Tuesday now looks drier with occasional sunshine. Still a small chance of a passing shower, though. Similar temperatures Tuesday, with a maximum of 24/25C in London, 22/23C in Calais and 24 to 26C Brussels/Bruges. Light west to south-westerly winds on the whole, moderate through the Channel.

Wednesday – still looks like there’s a band of showers coming eastwards but again tending to fizzle as it moves across SE England. I’d still expect the odd shower, though, and perhaps more pertinently rather a stiff cross-wind – a fresh south-westerly for a time.