Ripley (Derbyshire) weather

Headline:

Long sunny spells on Sunday.

Today:

Any early mist or fog quick to clear, then fine with long spells of increasingly warm sunshine by the afternoon. Some cloud bubbling up for a time in the afternoon but remaining dry with light winds. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

Tonight:

After a fine evening, it will be a dry night with long clear spells and winds staying on the light side. Chance of mist patches later. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Monday:

Isolated mist patches at first soon clearing Monday morning, with temperatures rising quickly. This leads to a hot, sunny afternoon. Coasts should be cooler with sea breezes. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Temperatures remaining above normal with some sunshine but also a risk of thundery showers. Muggy nights are likely. Winds generally light.

A changeable pattern at first with spells showers, which may be locally heavy and perhaps thundery, but there will be drier interludes. Showers will tend to ease through the early part of the period as high pressure builds. Much of England could still see warm or very warm temperatures for at least a couple of days and there is a possibility that the heat could last further into the week, especially in the south. Beyond this high pressure will likely continue to build from the Atlantic leading to plenty of fine weather with perhaps the odd heavy shower or thunderstorm. Meanwhile a rather more changeable and breezier theme will continue further to the north but it may become increasingly settled. Temperatures will probably continue to be above normal.

High pressure, and therefore largely settled conditions overall, appears more likely at first. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for further hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south. By the turn of the month, there are signals for high pressure to become less dominant with perhaps a greater chance of some rain, though there is some uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast.