Met Office Forecast for South-West England

Headline: Cloudy in the west, brighter in the east. Humid.

Today: Cloudy in the southwest with a spots of rain and drizzle, mainly over the Moors. Drier and brighter further east with sunny spells breaking through later in the afternoon. Warm and muggy with a breeze. Maximum Temperature 26C.

Tonight: Murky around western coasts overnight with low cloud and some drizzle in places. Clearer spells further east. Winds falling light and feeling humid again. Minimum Temperature 14C.

Sunday: A dull start but some brighter or sunnier breaks developing in the afternoon. Feeling very warm and humid, especially in the sunshine. Maximum Temperature 27C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday: Hot and humid again on Monday with lengthy spells of sunshine. Cloud building from Tuesday with periods of rain into Wednesday, perhaps heavy at times, but turning fresher.

UK Outlook for Wednesday 2 Jul 2025 to Friday 11 Jul 2025: Perhaps some residual heat and a small chance of a thunderstorm left in the far southeast at first on Wednesday, but many other areas will be cooler and fresher with sunshine and just a few showers. Generally speaking, high pressure is more likely to dominate through the first part of July, bringing plenty of fine weather, particularly across southern areas of the UK. Into the second week of the month, a gradual transition to rather more changeable conditions is forecast to take place, especially further to the northwest. Here, showers or some longer spells of rain are possible, along with breezier conditions at times. The drier, brighter and warmer conditions are more likely to hang on in southeastern areas for longer.

UK Outlook for Saturday 12 Jul 2025 to Saturday 26 Jul 2025: Changeable conditions are most likely through the middle part of the month, with showers or longer spells of rain, but also some drier, brighter interludes. Areas towards the northwest are more likely to see the wettest conditions, whereas those towards the southeast stand a greater chance of longer drier periods. However, there is also the chance of occasional thundery outbreaks, which would bring heavy rainfall to any part of the UK. There are hints that more widely drier conditions may develop by the latter part of the month. Overall, temperatures are forecast to be above average, with greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the south or southeast.