For the most parched areas of the UK, there is unlikely to be any rain over the next few days.

Wisley in Surrey has had 42 consecutive dry days as of Tuesday 29 July. The weakening cold front should reach Wisley but is unlikely to produce any rain there.

The wettest weather will affect the north-west of the UK, which has already seen plenty of rain this month. Aultbea in the Highlands has already had about a third more rain than its July average.

Next week there is going to be more rain in the forecast, and again the north-west will probably end up being the wettest area.

A few forecast models produce some useful rain in the south too but this is far less certain with many models producing little if any rain. It is too soon to know for sure.

The summer so far has seen temperature records tumble.

We have now had 10 days with temperatures over 34C, beating the previous record of seven set in 1976 and equalled in 2020.

There have been 31 days with temperatures over 30C, not far off the record of 34 days set in 1995 and comfortably beating 1976, which had 24 days.

There is still plenty of time left this summer to equal or beat this mark.