A settled few days, then turning unsettled through the weekend.
Today:
Some early fog across Scotland will soon clear giving sunny spells. Widely cloudy elsewhere with outbreaks of drizzle in places, especially the south and east. A few showers too across northeast Scotland. Some brighter spells developing later in the west.
Tonight:
Tonight will be another mild night beneath cloudy skies, however where skies clear, mainly Scotland and Northern Ireland, it will feel rather chilly with patchy fog forming by dawn.
Friday:
Widely cloudy for many on Friday with drizzle outbreaks in the north and south. Turning brighter in parts of the west later, with a few glimmers of sunshine.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Cloudy for many on Saturday, but turning increasingly breezy through the day. Rain arrives from the west overnight, with Sunday widely wet and windy. Blustery showers persist through Monday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A rather unsettled pattern is likely through much of this period, as low pressure systems originating over the North Atlantic trundle east or northeastwards across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times, but also interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, albeit these generally of shorter duration than the recent settled spell. Later in the period, there may be a transition to a slightly cooler and more showery northwesterly regime, as high pressure builds over the Atlantic to the west, and low pressure becomes centred to the east of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average overall, although may trend slightly below normal later
Updated:
It is likely to be changeable at first, with a showery northwesterly regime most favoured across the UK. Into November, an unsettled pattern is anticipated, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track across the UK. These may be shifted farther south than normal, bringing showers or longer spells of rain fairly widely, perhaps also accompanied by some strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.