Southampton Weather

Today's Outlook:
A dry start, before the clouds bubble up to give another day of sunny spells and showers. The showers will be heavy, with the risk of hail and thunder. A breezy day, locally gusty near heavier showers. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Any daytime showers slowly easing to leave a largely dry night, with clear spells developing for many. Turning locally chilly, especially in some prone rural spots. Winds easing.
Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday's Quick Forecast:
A dry and bright start, before increasing cloud and outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, spreads east across all parts during the afternoon. Windy, gusty on coasts and hills. Feeling humid.
Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Variable cloud and brighter spells, with a few scattered showers Friday, these easing later. Breezy. Dry with sunny spells on Saturday and Sunday. Feeling much warmer, with light winds.

Updated: 12:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 10 Jun 2026
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Today's Outlook:
A band of rain will spread southeastwards, bringing some heavy bursts from mid-morning with a risk of thunder. Sunny spells then develop during the afternoon, but also isolated, possibly heavy showers. Breezy, especially on southern coasts.
Maximum temperature 19 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Heavy showers clearing to the east, then sunny spells for many this evening. A dry night follows with clear spells, but some showers arriving by dawn. Breezy. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Tuesday's Quick Forecast:
A mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers on Tuesday, with a risk of hail and thunder. Feeling cool for the time of year.
Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Sunshine and showers Wednesday with a risk of thunder. Rain arriving during Thursday. Friday, sunny spells perhaps with rain or showers. Breezy at times. Rather cool, trending nearer normal.

Updated: 11:40 (UTC+1) on Mon 8 Jun 2026
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Today's Outlook:
A dry start with sunny spells for many, before increasing cloud brings a small chance of an isolated light shower. Conditions are expected to remain dry for the vast majority though, with winds continuing to ease. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Any remaining showers will fade away, leaving a largely dry evening with light winds. Cloud will increase from the west later, bringing a few outbreaks of rain before dawn.
Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Saturday's Quick Forecast:
Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain slowly transferring north-eastwards. Turning drier from the southwest during the afternoon, with strengthening winds and a risk of coastal gales for a time. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Dry but increasingly cloudy and breezy on Sunday. Band of rain slowly transferring east on Monday. Cooler and windy on Tuesday, with sunny spells and showers, occasionally heavy.

Updated: 11:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 5 Jun 2026
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Today's Outlook:
Dry with plenty of sunshine, although it will often be hazy. Becoming very warm or hot for most places away from the coast, where cooling onshore breezes will occur.
Maximum temperature 27 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Dry with a mix of cloudier conditions across western areas and clear periods further east. Light winds inland but becoming breezy along the south coast. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday's Quick Forecast:
Bright or sunny spells and predominantly dry, with perhaps an odd light shower across western areas. Warm for many places inland with light winds, but breezy along the south coast.
Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Monday dry morning then rain spreads east, becoming heavy overnight. Tuesday sunshine and showers, some heavy with perhaps hail and thunder. Wednesday mainly dry and fine before rain arrives later.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 30 May 2026
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Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms issued:
A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued for much of the south-west of England by the Met Office until 23:59 BST.

The warning covers Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Torbay, Wiltshire and parts of Hampshire.

The Met Office said some flooding of a few homes and businesses was "possible, leading to some damage to buildings or structures".
It added that some short-term loss of power and other services was "likely", and there was a "good chance" driving conditions would be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail.

Problems affecting travel could lead to longer journey times by car and bus, with delays to train services possible, it added.

Forecasters said that, while many places would miss the worst conditions, where thunderstorms did occur, they brought the potential for torrential downpours of rain, frequent lightning, large hail and strong, gusty winds.

Updated: 16:10 (UTC+1) on Wed 27 May 2026
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Today's Outlook:
A small chance of some patchy low cloud along the coast at first, quickly clearing to leave a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Feeling hot away from the coast. Blustery coastal winds expected.
Maximum temperature 32 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Staying dry, with late evening sunshine. Remaining breezy along the coast. Some showers possible in the early hours of Thursday, particularly in the west. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Thursday's Quick Forecast:
A fine day, with plenty of sunshine. Brisk southeasterly winds expected, with some strong gusts along the coast. Isolated showers possible in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 31 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Dry but a little cooler on Friday. A band of patchy rain moving in late on Saturday, perhaps heavy and persistent overnight. Unsettled with showers possible on Sunday.

Updated: 11:30 (UTC+1) on Wed 27 May 2026
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Hottest May day ever recorded in UK!

In the last few moments we’ve had the 13:30 BST temperatures reported and the maximum so far is now 33.5C at Heathrow.

Not only does this make it the hottest day in May on record, but also the hottest bank holiday Monday on record (exceeding the 33.3C seen in the August bank holiday in 2019).

Along with the warmest May night on record we saw last night, that’s three new major records we’ve seen today.

Overnight a provisional record was set for the warmest overnight temperature in May - 19.4C, also in London.

Temperatures will continue to rise over the next couple of hours and even away from the south-east of England, it’s hot out there with temperatures widely into the mid-to high 20s.

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Today's Outlook:
A fine and dry day, with bright sunshine and light variable winds. Feeling hot, though temperatures could be a degree or two cooler along the coast in any sea breezes.
Maximum temperature 34 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Clear skies throughout the evening with light and variable winds, though breezy along the coast. Overnight temperatures remaining relatively mild. Minimum temperature 18 °C.

Tuesday's Quick Forecast :
A sunny start becoming cloudy with chance of some isolated thundery showers developing in the afternoon. Overnight turns more settled with clearing skies. Temperatures remaining high. Maximum temperature 35 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Largely bright and sunny on Wednesday and Thursday becoming cloudy on Friday. Temperatures may start to decrease from Thursday as it becomes breezier, especially along the coast.

Updated: 11:25 (UTC+1) on Mon 25 May 2026
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UK long range weather forecast:

Tuesday 26 May - Thursday 4 June:
Temperatures will fall through this period to be above normal but not as hot as through the preceding Bank Holiday weekend. With high pressure expected to remain in place for much of the UK, fine weather is likely to continue for most places. Some patchy rain may affect the far north at times and perhaps a few showers in the far south. Temperatures are expected to be above normal overall, feeling very warm at times with light winds.

Friday 5 June - Friday 19 June:
High pressure is likely to bring fair weather for most at first. Rain and showers are still possible at times, mainly across Northern Ireland and Scotland. As we head towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers. Drier weather is expected between any bouts of wetter weather. These drier interludes will tend to last longer across the south and east of England. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm or very warm weather possible.

Updated: 12:30 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 May 2026
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Headline:
Becoming warmer through this period.

Today's Outlook:
A mostly cloudy but dry start to the day. Cloud breaking up through the morning, allowing warm and sunny spells to develop. Winds mostly light. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

This Evening and Tonight:
Dry overnight with some cloud around to start the evening, but long clear spells soon developing through the night. Mild with light winds. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Friday's Quick Forecast:
Becoming warm or very warm on Friday with plenty of sunshine, although this may turn hazy at times. Mild overnight with a risk of showers. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Generally dry and very warm or hot through this period with variable cloud, sunny spells and light winds. Temperatures likely building day by day.

Updated: 12:10 (UTC+1) on Thu 21 May 2026
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