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Largely dry and settled.

This Evening and Tonight:

Some clear spells in the east and south with some frost likely and perhaps a few fog patches. Cloudier in the west and north. Some rain in the north.

Saturday:

A dry day in southern and eastern parts with some sunshine. Cloudier in west and particularly the north where some rain likely, persistent for northwest Scotland. Milder parts of north.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Largely cloudy, but generally dry with occasional brighter spells. Patchy rain, mainly hills in the northwest. Strong winds in north. Risk of patchy frost and fog overnight where skies clear.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Jan 2022

A largely cloudy start to this period, with perhaps some isolated fog forming under clear skies in the south, otherwise largely dry and fine here. A risk of some patchy rain in the far west, however, likely to be brighter in the east. A band of rain arrives later into the northwest, accompanied by some stronger winds, tracking southeastwards, with blustery showers following into the northwest, before returning settled by the end of the week. Temperatures likely to be close to average in the south, whereas milder in the north. Settled conditions looking to continue to dominate through the remainder of January, however, rain or showers at times for the north and northwest, with occasional strong winds here. Heading into February there is an increasing likelihood of more unsettled conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Jan 2022

Early February is likely to see a continuation of a north/south split with more settled and cloudy weather expected in the south, and generally drier than average, while the north will be more changeable, milder, with some spells of rain. There is an increased likelihood of more unsettled conditions becoming established, with the northwest likely to be the wettest area, but showers or longer spells of rain may spread to most areas at times, with the southeast likely to be the driest. Spells of strong winds are likely to develop more widely at times. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly above average although short lived colder interludes are possible. Any snow likely to be restricted to high ground in the north.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Jan 2022