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Headline:

Sunshine and showers, showers mainly in the west, becoming squally.

Today:

Sunshine and showers, with central and eastern areas having the best sunshine and least showers. The showers across the west will become very heavy and squally, with hail and thunder, across southwest England and Wales later this afternoon.

Tonight:

East Anglia, northeast England and later Northern Ireland will be mostly dry, clear and becoming chilly. Remaining areas of the UK will have showers, some heavy with hail and thunder.

Sunday:

Most places across the UK will become dry and sunny, as showers across England and Wales die away, leading to a clear evening. However showers will affect northeastern Scotland.

Updated: 0228 on Sat 7 Nov 2009

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