UK weather

Headline:

Heavy rain clearing east, otherwise warm with sunny spells.

Today:

Heavy rain will move across Scotland, Wales and England, with some intense bursts and perhaps hail in the east. This will clear into the North Sea later. Elsewhere, it will be dry with sunny spells. Feeling warm in the southeast.

Tonight:

Showers in the north will soon fade, leaving a dry night for most. Turning rather chilly under clearing skies, with a local grass frost possible in a few rural spots.

Thursday:

Dry and settled with sunny spells for many. Becoming cloudier from the west through the day, with outbreaks of rain reaching Northern Ireland and western Scotland later. Feeling warm.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A weakening band of cloud and rain moves east on Friday, though many areas stay dry. Settled this weekend with plenty of sunshine, before rain reaches the northwest on Sunday.

Changeable as Atlantic frontal systems bring spells of rain, showers and occasional strong winds. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely across Scotland and Northern Ireland, but wet and windy weather may extend more widely across England and Wales at times. Between systems, periods of drier and more settled weather are likely, especially in the south and east. More widely dry and more settled conditions could develop through the first week of October. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal overall.

Perhaps a spell of mainly dry and settled weather at the start of this period. Thereafter, conditions will probably turn more changeable further into October. Wet and windy conditions become more likely, with a risk of deep areas of low pressure moving across the UK. Temperatures will probably be above normal overall.