UK weather: Heavy rain and chance of thunder for parts of England and Wales

Today:

Outbreaks of heavy rain moving northeastwards across England. Turning warm and muggy as skies brighten across southern England and Wales with some heavy and perhaps thundery showers developing.

Sunny spells and showers elsewhere. Cool under rain and over northern England.

Tonight:

Heavy rain clearing eastwards overnight leaving a lot of low cloud and some fog, particularly eastern and southern parts. Northwestern areas seeing further showers.

Wednesday:

Low cloud and fog lifting steadily during the morning, then dry for many with sunny spells developing. Showers in the northwest moving eastwards. Warmer than Tuesday, particularly in northern England.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells Thursday. Cloud and rain, locally heavy, spreads from the west Friday. Some rain in the east Saturday, mainly dry with sunny spells in the west.