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.

The start of this period will see a transition to a generally more settled weather pattern for much of the UK, as high pressure exerts more an influence. This will be most noticeable across southern and eastern parts, whereas areas further northwest could often be cloudier with some rain at times. With the build of pressure will come an increase in temperatures, with the potential for very warm or hot conditions to become established by mid-month, especially across parts of England and Wales. High pressure is favoured to remain close by to the UK towards the end of this period, bringing widely settled conditions and often above average temperatures.

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.