UK weather

Headline:

Showers mostly in the west. Turning wet and windy later.

Today:

Mostly dry with sunny spells for many at first. However, showers are expected to develop across the southwest, although these will be lighter and less frequent than on Thursday. Scattered showers will also continue across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Tonight:

Clear spells at first, turning wet and windy from the southwest overnight, with rain reaching all but Scotland by dawn. Winds strengthening, becoming gusty with coastal gales in the south.

Saturday:

Cloudy for most with outbreaks of rain, locally heavy at first. Becoming brighter from the west with showers in the south. Windy, with coastal gales in the southwest.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining unsettled, with further outbreaks of rain likely across the north on Sunday, with this moving south on Monday. Sunny spells and showers follow. Often breezy, with near-normal temperatures.

Changeable early in this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, with wettest conditions in the northwest, drier in the southeast. Strong winds may affect parts of the UK at times, especially the northwest. Later in the period, higher pressure and more settled conditions may begin to become more prevalent, especially in the south. There will probably still be some wet interludes though. Temperatures are likely to be near to or a little above normal overall.

The start of the period is likely to be relatively settled for most of the UK. High pressure is likely to be in the vicinity of the UK bringing drier conditions, especially to the south and east. However some showers or spells of rain are still possible, particularly in the north and west. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures probably above normal and it could be hot at times in the south. Towards the end of June, low pressure may begin to have more of an influence, especially across the south where heavy showers and thunderstorms become more probable.