04/07/2014 BBC Weather

later in the day. Before th`t, plenty of sunshine.

Today's weather played out like a classic World Cup match - a tale of

two halves. Highest temperatures for this year.

A different story further north and west. A lot of cloud around. It was

breezy, and yes, we saw significant rain. This rain has to clear further

east overnight and then it introduces a different feel to our

weather - sunny spells but also showers. So a good drenching for the

gardens overnight. Some of the rain heavy over north-east England for a

time and stretching up towards south-east Scotland as this weather

front goes further east. First thing there is the potential for some of

that rain to be lingering over eastern Scotland and north-east

England. The same as we go through Lincolnshire, also into the East

Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east corner. A contrasting

start to the last couple of mornings. We are likely to see an

improvement as the day continues. That rain easing away. Hopefully the

cloud will thin and break for some sunny spells to come through. The

showers heaviest, most wide-spread further north and west. Here we

could pick up some rumbles of thunder as well.

If you dodge the showers over England and Wales, 23-24 Celsius is

possible. Still not a bad afternoon. There is some exciting sporting

events taking place this weekend. For the Tour de France in Yorkshire

- look at this, a beautiful place, beautiful weather to finish the day

with 17 Celsius. A drizzly morning, yes, for Wimbledon. Hopefully by the

time of the lady's final, decent sunny spells. After a damp drizzly

start for the British Grand Prix, yes, potential for showers for

qualifying. Low pressure still influencing the weather up to the

north-west. This weak weather front on Sunday again enhancing the shower

threat here. I suspect on Sunday most of the showers will be up into

the far north and west. Late in the day some will drift further east.

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