UK weather

Headline:

Unsettled at first but gradually turning drier and warmer.

Today:

Rain across northern Scotland will be slow to clear. Elsewhere sunshine and showers, these heaviest and most frequent across western areas, while parts of the east may remain dry. Temperatures still a little on the cool side.

Tonight:

Showers continuing across some western areas, perhaps merging into a longer spell of rain across parts of the southwest. Many central and northern areas becoming dry and chilly.

Monday:

Sunshine and showers for many, although parts of the north may remain dry. More persistent rain moves into Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England by evening. Temperatures around average.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Unsettled at first with showers or longer spells of rain. Turning drier by Thursday for many and starting to become warmer.

High pressure is expected to bring a good deal of fair, warm weather to the UK during the Bank Holiday weekend. It may be cloudier with a chance of some showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but even here it will be much warmer than the previous week and there will be plenty of dry weather around too. Through the following week, high pressure is expected to broadly remain in place for much of the UK, and fine weather is likely to continue for most of the country. There may be occasions where low pressure to the north may bring some brief spells of rain across northern parts, but in general fair weather will dominate. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, feeling very warm at times with light winds.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, this mainly across the north, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather for many areas. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate through the turn of the month across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Further towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.