It's the Summer solstice this weekend, so surely the weather has to take notice and provide us with something resembling proper summer? Don't bet on it!

Instead we have a pretty drab start to the weekend, with some patchy rain here and there and a lot of cloud around. As the day wears on there's a risk of some sharp showers across the southern half of the country - some of these thundery.Further north there will be some improvement through the day as the early cloud breaks and the sun breaks through. There will still be some showers around though, some of them on the sharp side, especially in Scotland and Northern Ireland liable during the afternoon and evening.



It'll feel quite close today, with highs widely peaking at 17-21c.

Tomorrow brings a drier day for southern, central England, and south Wales with sunny spells and just the risk of an isolated shower here and there. Further north into northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland it's a different story though with more in the way of showers around, blown in on the brisk westerly wind. Like today, albeit centred on a different part of the country, some of the showers will be heavy and thundery.

There'll be a different feel to tomorrow temperature wise as well, with 12-15c typical across the northern half of the UK, so feeling decidedly fresh in the breeze. Further south it's warmer at 16-19c, perhaps reaching 20c or so in London.