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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Rain or showers at first, mostly fine this weekend.
Today:
Mostly cloudy across England and Wales with rain or drizzle at times, and feeling muggy. Brighter across Scotland but with a few sharp showers breaking out later.
Tonight:
Patchy rain, drizzle and low cloud clearing from England and Wales. Clear spells in the north and west, though some showery rain for parts of Scotland and northern England.
Friday:
Sunny spells and showers. Showers heavy in the east with a risk of thunder, whilst western areas see fewer showers and more sunshine. Feeling fresher in the south.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Fine, dry and settled, although becoming less so across the north from Sunday as some rain arrives and spreads slowly south-east. Increasingly warm, especially south, but chilly overnight at first.
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UK long range weather forecast
Through the majority of this period, it will be mostly dry and settled for many areas, especially in the south of the UK. More unsettled conditions with spells of rain and strong winds may affect the north and northwest at times. These unsettled conditions could spread to other parts of the UK later in this period, but widespread unsettled conditions are unlikely. Temperatures are likely to be mostly around normal, although it may become warm for a time in the south and perhaps very warm in the southeast. Towards the end of the period, conditions may start to trend towards more generally settled weather for most areas, but with the possibility of the occasional bout of wetter weather.
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Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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