A fine and settled start to summer with June bringing long spells dry and warm weather. The end of June is always a critical time and could be the start of the 'Return of the Westerlies' but I think that this summer will not see the wet, dull and cool conditions that dominated the the summers of 2007 to 2012. With sea temperatures in the Atlantic below normal to our south west and above normal to the north west, this could lead to more blocking situations with a more southerly aspect to our weather. Overall a generally warm and often settled summer but the potential for unsettled and/or thundery spells cannot be ruled out from time to time.

A generally warm, dry and reasonably sunny month. A little unsettled at first but becoming increasingly settled at the month progresses due to a ridge of Azores High dominating to the west and south. Maybe turning a little more unsettled at the end of the month with thunderstorms.

July could start warm, humid and thundery but a spell of settled, sunny, anticyclonic weather may dominate the 2nd and 3rd weeks. Heatwave risk develops as the month progresses with the end of July turning hot, humid and with thunderstorms (I'm making it up here).

I expect August to be warm, humid and with thundery outbreaks. The old adage of 'Three fine days and a thunderstorm' could apply to this month. A heatwave risk peaks during the first two weeks.

I regard September as a continuation of summer, especially up to the start of the 4th week (around the 21st). This month is likely to be a warm or even hot at times and humid for the first half then increasingly unsettled and wetter from the 3rd week onwards (I really am making this forecast up here).