UK weather

Headline:

A dry and bright start to the weekend.

Today:

After a damp start for some in the Midlands and south Wales, Saturday brings plenty of sunshine for many. The northwest of Scotland remains wetter, with the odd shower across the far south. Warmest towards the southeast.

Tonight:

Rain and low cloud linger in the far south. Elsewhere dry, with mist and fog developing later in the southeast. Chilly overnight, with rural frost possible. Wetter in northwest Scotland.

Sunday:

After a chilly, locally foggy start, much of England and Wales enjoys warm sunny spells. Further north, cloud, rain and fresh winds spread across Scotland, edging into northern England later.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Staying unsettled, with rain bands gradually drifting southeast through the week. Brighter spells and showers follow, heaviest in the north. Often breezy, especially near coasts. Temperatures generally near average.

Cloudy with some rain in the far southeast and heavy showers in the far north, but otherwise a good deal of fine and dry weather at the start of this period. This will quickly change as weather systems move in from the Atlantic at the end of next week and over the following weekend. These will bring spells of rain or showers to most areas, heavy at times (especially in the northwest) with some strong winds. Into the middle of the month, similarly changeable conditions are most likely, with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems interspersed with some drier, brighter spells. Temperatures will likely be near to or slightly below normal at first, maybe becoming warmer later.

The second half of October will probably maintain a changeable pattern overall with weather systems often moving in from the Atlantic. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain, with the wettest and windiest weather in the northwest, drier in the southeast. There is a chance that a period of more widely dry conditions could develop for a time, but confidence in the details of this is low. Temperatures will probably be above average overall.