High pressure building for the weekend
After what feels like weeks and indeed months of wind and rain, there is some good news on the horizon.
Read moreRain across parts of England and Wales clearing east during the morning. Sunny spells and scattered showers follow for many, these mostly light in the west, but heavy in the north and east. Breezier in the south and east.
Showers easing with clear spells developing for many, allowing some mist and fog patches to form in places. Cooler than recent nights with temperatures dropping into single figures for some.
Any remaining showers across northeast Scotland soon fading with most places seeing a fine and dry day with decent amounts of sunshine. Skies clouding over from the west later.
Outbreaks of showery rain moving east on Thursday. Remaining changeable Friday and Saturday with showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures near normal but becoming very warm in the southeast.
Early in this period, low pressure is likely to exist to the northwest or north of the UK, allowing areas of cloud and rain to spread across the UK from the west, though some more settled interludes are also likely, especially in the southeast. Breezy at times, with temperatures mainly near or below normal. Remaining changeable thereafter as weather systems to move across the country from the west, with northern and western areas typically wettest and a greater chance of dry conditions prevailing in the southeast. There is, however, a smaller chance for either unsettled weather to be more widely prevalent, or for a more quiescent period to develop across the south. Overall, temperatures will likely be near normal, but may feel cool in the west at times.
Through this period, there remains a slightly increased chance of more settled spells of weather developing at times, particularly in the south, and the likelihood of this has been gradually increasing over the past few days. However, there is still a substantial chance of other outcomes too, with more changeable periods also likely. Overall drier than average conditions are more likely than wetter than average, and warmer than average conditions are weakly favoured too.
Flood warnings in force for:
England | Environment Agency |
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Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |