Rain in the far east clearing towards the North Sea, though further spells possible in eastern Scotland. Showers linger in the west, sometimes heavy with a risk of thunder, but drier elsewhere with some clear spells. Winds slowly easing.
Friday:
Cloudy in the east with outbreaks of rain in northeastern Scotland. Elsewhere a few sunny spells interspersed with scattered showers, locally heavy in the southwest. Blustery winds and feeling cold.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Feeling colder Saturday with further scattered showers, these wintry over the Scottish mountains. Longer spells of rain at times on Sunday and Monday with winds picking up once again.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A changeable start to the period with bands of rain from the Atlantic moving across the country at times. The wettest and windiest conditions are likely to be across the northwest with some decent drier interludes across the south and east. Around the turn of the month or into early November, wetter and windier conditions across the north and west are likely to extend more widely across the country. It is somewhat uncertain when this will occur with high pressure attempting to persist across the southeast maintaining more settled conditions here. Temperatures will be a little below average at the start of the period, likely trending upwards with potential for a mild spell around the turn of the month.
Updated:
Unsettled conditions are most likely during early November with showers or longer spells of rain across all areas at times along with spells of strong winds. Temperatures through this period are overall likely to be around or above average with any colder spells short-lived between weather systems. Into mid-November, while there is an increased chance of more settled spells, the likelihood of whether settled or unsettled conditions are more prevalent are reasonably balanced.