UK weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain for many, becoming very windy for some.

Today:

Rain continues to push across Scotland, turning heavy at times. Showers elsewhere with squally rain moving eastwards across England and Wales, locally heavy and thundery near southern and southwestern coasts. Windy for many, with a risk of coastal gales.

Tonight:

Cloud and patchy drizzle across the north will clear overnight. Clear spells elsewhere, before showery rain spreads into parts of England and Wales later, becoming heavy and squally at times.

Thursday:

A chilly start for many, with heavy showers soon clearing to leave a largely dry day with sunny spells. Turning increasingly unsettled from the southwest later, as Storm Austen approaches.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain throughout the coming days. Very windy for a time on Friday in the southwest as Storm Austen moves across the country.

Changeable and at times unsettled, with weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic. These will bring spells of rain, heavy at times, together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Further into the period there is a chance that the weather patterns could become more slowly evolving for a time. This may lead to more in the way of settled weather, especially in the east, but this is uncertain. Temperatures may be slightly below normal at first, but are likely to rise above average later.

There may be a slowly evolving weather pattern at first, which could lead to more in the way of drier and brighter conditions, especially in the east. Into mid-November it is likely that changeable and at times unsettled weather patterns will become increasingly prevalent. These probably take the form of weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic bringing spells of rain, heavy at times (especially in the west), together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above average overall.