UK weather

Headline:

Turning drier for many. Rather chilly overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers tending to ease through the evening and overnight, with clear spells for many. Turning chilly, and under the clearest skies a touch of frost is possible in the north.

Friday:

Drier and brighter for many, with spells of sunshine. A few showers remain possible, perhaps heavy in the south. Still a chilly northerly breeze means temperatures will remain below average.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Chilly occasional frosty morning this weekend, then sunny spells Saturday with rain reaching Northern Ireland. Sunday sees rain turning showery, some heavy. Monday mostly dry, rain spreading west later again.

Changeable conditions look to dominate at first, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy and more focussed across northwestern areas. Drier interludes are also expected, most especially across southeastern UK. As this period progresses, high pressure is likely to begin to build from the south bringing more settled weather, although with occasional showers. Temperatures near-normal to begin, but tending to rise as the period progresses, perhaps becoming rather warm by the end of the period, especially in the south. Winds will be stronger during the first part of the period, generally from a southwesterly direction, before becoming lighter in line with the more settled conditions.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate towards the end of May across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.