Thursday 28 May is expected to be very warm, dry and mostly sunny, with temperatures rising quickly through the morning before reaching around 31°C during the afternoon.
UV levels will be high around late morning and lunchtime, while the chance of rain remains low for most of the day.
Early morning
The day will start dry and bright, with temperatures around 12°C at 5am and 6am, rising to 13°C by 7am and 15°C by 8am. The chance of rain remains below 5%.
Winds will come from the east-north-east to east at around 9 mph, with gusts between 18 and 20 mph. UV levels will be low early on, starting at 1 before rising to 2 by 8am.
Midday
By late morning and lunchtime, conditions will remain sunny and dry. Temperatures will rise from 17°C at 9am to 19°C at 10am, 22°C at 11am and 24°C by midday. The chance of rain remains below 5%.
Winds will turn from easterly to south-easterly and then south-south-easterly, at around 9 to 10 mph, with gusts reaching about 22 to 24 mph. UV levels will increase from 3 at 9am to 4 at 10am, then high at 6 by 11am and midday.
Afternoon
The afternoon will be hot and mostly sunny, with temperatures reaching 27°C at 1pm, 28°C by 2pm and 29°C at 3pm and 4pm.
The chance of rain stays below 5% early in the afternoon, rising slightly to 20% by 3pm and 4pm.
Winds will come from the south to south-south-west at around 10 to 12 mph, with gusts close to 24 to 25 mph. UV levels will remain high at 6 at 1pm, before easing to 5 at 2pm, 4 at 3pm and 3 by 4pm.
Evening
The evening will stay very warm at first, with sunny spells continuing. Temperatures will remain around 29°C at 5pm, before easing to 28°C by 6pm, 27°C at 7pm and 26°C by 8pm.
Clear skies are expected later, with temperatures falling to 25°C at 9pm, 23°C at 10pm and 22°C by 11pm.
The chance of rain is around 20% early in the evening, briefly rising to 30% at 6pm, before falling to 10% by 8pm and below 5% later.
Winds will stay mainly from the south-south-west to south at around 9 to 12 mph, with gusts easing from about 25 mph to 17 to 19 mph later. UV levels will fall to 1 during the evening.
