UK weather

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Staying settled this weekend.

Today:

A fine day for most with sunny spells and light winds. Staying predominantly dry, though an odd afternoon shower is possible, chiefly for Cornwall and northern Scotland, with cloud amounts building here during the day. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudier over northern Scotland with a few light showers. Elsewhere, a chilly night with prolonged clear spells and the odd mist or fog patch forming in rural areas.

Sunday:

High pressure brings another settled and largely dry day with sunny spells, variable cloud and light winds. An isolated shower possible near northern coasts. Temperatures a little higher than Saturday.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Fine and dry once again on Monday. Turning more unsettled from Tuesday with showers, thunderstorms and longer spells of rain moving northwards. Temperatures continuing to rise slightly.

A relatively unsettled and changeable start of this period, as showers or longer spells of rain are possible across many parts of the UK. Some heavy bursts and thunderstorms are likely at times. Thereafter, it will likely remain changeable through the rest of August and into early September, with rainfall amounts probably above average for the time year and the potential for some stronger winds at times. However, some drier, more settled interludes could develop at times. Temperatures are likely to be near average, although some short-lived warm or hot spells are possible, especially in the south.

Most likely changeable at first with showers or longer spells of rain across many areas, perhaps heavy and thundery in places. Further into September, drier weather may become more prevalent, especially in the south and southeast, with any more unsettled conditions tending to become confined further north and northwest. Temperatures will probably be near normal at first, but may turn warmer later with a chance of some hot periods in the south.