UK weather

Headline:

Rain moving slowly southeast, otherwise dry with sunny spells.

Today:

Rain, often heavy, edging into northern England and Wales. Brighter, cooler conditions following across Northern Ireland and much of Scotland. Unseasonably warm across England and Wales, but largely dry with sunny spells. Windy in places.

Tonight:

Rain continuing to move southeastwards across central and southern England and Wales, reaching the far southeast later in the night. Clear spells elsewhere, with showers affecting the north.

Friday:

Rain soon clearing the southeast corner of England; otherwise, it's a day of sunny spells and showers, these most frequent in the north and west. Temperatures near normal.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Often sunny this weekend, although showers are possible in eastern areas, particularly from Sunday. Feeling chilly, with rural frost likely overnight. Increasing amounts of cloud, especially later in the weekend.

High pressure is expected to lie close to or across the UK through much of this period. This likely to result in plenty of fine weather. Some rain is still likely at times as more unsettled conditions attempt to move in from the west or southwest at times. Overall, drier than normal conditions for the time of year are more likely for most regions. Temperatures generally around average, in more settled spells some night frost and morning fog patches are likely.

High pressure will probably be dominant at first with many areas fine and dry. A transition to more changeable or unsettled weather patterns is expected during the first part of November with showers or longer spells of rain becoming more likely. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above normal for the period as a whole.