UK weather

Headline:

Rain slowly clearing southeastwards, followed by sunshine and showers.

Today:

A wet start across England and Wales as a band of rain, heavy at times, moves southeastwards. Sunshine and showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland, with this spreading to most areas by the end of the day. Cool and breezy.

Tonight:

Mostly dry this evening across England and Wales, but frequent showers for Northern Ireland and Scotland. These spreading to most areas overnight. Turning rather chilly under the clearest skies.

Tuesday:

Sunny spells and showers. Showers most frequent in the north where they could be heavy and thundery at times. A cool feeling day for the time of year.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Sunshine and showers Wednesday. Rain pushing eastwards Thursday, followed by sunshine and showers Friday. Staying on the cool side, though turning a little warmer in the far southeast come Friday.

Probably remaining fairly unsettled early in this period with Atlantic low pressure systems passing to the north and west of the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times. The wettest conditions will be in the northwest, with more in the way of drier interludes in the southeast. Strong winds may affect parts of the UK at times, especially the northwest. Higher pressure and more settled conditions will likely become more established through the period, initially in the east or southeast, but perhaps becoming more widespread. There will probably still be some showers or longer spells of rain at times though. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.

Much of the period may be relatively settled for most of the UK. High pressure is likely to be in the vicinity of the UK bringing drier than average conditions, especially to the south. There will still probably be some showers or longer spells of rain at times though, particularly in the north. Winds will mostly be fairly light, although spells of strong winds are possible at times in the north. Temperatures will probably be a little above normal and it could be very warm or hot at times in the south.