UK weather

Headline:

Showers easing, rain arriving for many on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain will become confided to Orkney and Shetland this evening, Elsewhere any remaining showers will ease leaving patchy cloud and clearer spells. Rain moving into the southwest later with strengthening winds. Staying warm for many overnight.

Saturday:

A band of heavy rain moves east across England and Wales, brighter conditions follow with heavy, possibly thundery showers. Staying dry but rather cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Unsettled throughout, with heavy, thundery showers in many areas on Sunday. Monday will be somewhat drier, especially later, before showers return Tuesday. Often windy near coasts, with temperatures around average.

Likely remaining unsettled with most areas seeing some showers or longer spells of rain at times, with the main focus for these across northern and western areas. Potential for some strong and gusty winds at times. Some drier and more settled interludes could develop, perhaps becoming longer in duration across southern areas later in this period. Temperatures are likely to be near average, although some short-lived warm or very warm spells are possible, especially in the south.

Signals are fairly limited from mid-September onward. At first, probably a continuation of a changeable regime with the wettest conditions in the northwest and longer drier interludes in the southeast. However, the distribution of rainfall soon becomes very unclear, although compared to earlier in the month there is a greater chance of more prolonged settled/dry spells. Temperatures likely varying around average with some warm spells likely, especially in the south.