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UK 5 day weather forecast

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Changeable this week with spells of rain and showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain will move into the rest of England and also southern and western Scotland. The driest of the spells ahead of the rain band towards the east, with clearer but showery weather following in the southwest. Mild under the cloud.

Tuesday:

Largely dry and bright across the far north, with bright spells and showers across southern and western areas. Rather cloudy elsewhere with outbreaks of rain, turning heavy in places.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining changeable with a mix of sunshine and showers. The showers heavy at times, with perhaps some longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures falling back to closer to average.

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UK long range weather forecast

Changeable with showers developing by day across the UK through the end of the week and over the weekend. The heaviest showers and greatest risk of thunderstorms across southern parts. Temperatures generally around or just a little above average, though with winds tending to be light, still feeling warm in sunnier areas. Over the weekend there are signs that showers may start to ease across the north with drier, more settled conditions probably becoming established for a time here. Confidence lowers into the following week with signals mixed. On balance a continuation of the showers in the south seems most likely, with the north continuing to see the best of any drier weather. Temperatures probably remaining a little above average.

Updated:

Signals during this period are weak and offer limited guidance beyond climatology. Similar weather conditions to those of the preceding few days are most likely to characterise this period to the end of May; a mixture of unsettled periods with rain and showers and settled interludes in-between. By early June, the chances of above and below average rainfall are evenly balanced. There is a slightly higher likelihood of above average temperatures compared with below average temperatures, such that the chance of hot spells, although still very small, is slightly higher than normal too.

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