Friday 3 July is expected to be warm, dry and bright, with sunny spells throughout the day and temperatures reaching around 24°C during the late afternoon. The chance of rain remains very low, with high UV levels around lunchtime and early afternoon.
Early morning
The day will start dry and fairly mild, with temperatures around 13°C at 5am and 6am, rising to 14°C by 7am and 16°C by 8am. The chance of rain remains below 5%. Winds will come from the west-south-west to west at around 6 to 7 mph, with gusts between 11 and 16 mph. UV levels will be low at first, rising from 1 to 2 by 8am.
Midday
Late morning and lunchtime will stay dry with sunny intervals. Temperatures will rise from 17°C at 9am to 18°C by 10am, 19°C at 11am and 20°C by midday. The chance of rain remains below 5%.
Winds will come from the west at around 7 to 9 mph, with gusts between 18 and 21 mph. UV levels will rise from 4 at 9am to 5 at 10am, 6 at 11am and 7 by midday.
Afternoon
The afternoon is expected to stay warm, dry and bright. Temperatures will rise to 22°C at 1pm, 23°C at 2pm and 3pm, and 24°C by 4pm. The chance of rain remains below 5%. Winds will remain mainly westerly at around 9 mph, with gusts close to 21 to 22 mph. UV levels will remain high at 7 around 1pm, before easing to 6 at 2pm, 5 at 3pm and 4 by 4pm.
Evening
The evening will remain dry and mild, with sunny spells at first before cloudier or clearer skies later. Temperatures will be around 24°C at 5pm, easing to 23°C at 6pm and 7pm, 22°C at 8pm, 21°C at 9pm, 19°C at 10pm and 18°C by 11pm. The chance of rain is around 10% at 5pm, then below 5% for the rest of the evening.
Winds will come from the west to west-north-west at around 9 to 10 mph, with gusts easing from about 20 mph to 13 mph later. UV levels will fall from 2 at 5pm to 1 during the evening before fading after sunset.