UK weather

Headline:

Winds easing tonight, a fine start to the weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers affect northern and northwestern areas. Elsewhere remains mostly dry with long clear spells. Cooler than the previous night, with winds gradually easing, especially across southern areas.

Saturday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells. A few showers affect the northwest, with thicker cloud and rain later. Breezy at first in the far north before easing. Temperatures near average.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Rain spreads southeast, heaviest in western Scotland. Brighter conditions follow with showers, some heavy and thundery. Windy at times. Very warm on Sunday, then turning cooler for the coming days.

Changeable initially, with some dry interludes and relatively cool nights, interspersed with occasional outbreaks of rain or showers arriving from the west, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times too. However, a trend towards more widely settled conditions seems likely from around next weekend and beyond, as high pressure becomes increasingly influential in the vicinity of the UK. This should lead to longer, drier interludes, especially in the south and southwest, with any rain or showers more likely towards the north and east. Temperatures will probably be close to average overall, though still with some relatively cool nights at times.

High pressure initially close to the UK, with a continuation of more settled conditions at times, may eventually start to weaken its influence on the weather towards the end of September. As a result, it may become more changeable with a greater chance of rain or showers in places, and perhaps some strong winds at times too. Temperatures will likely be a little above average overall, with relatively cool nights possible at first tending to reduce in frequency later in the period.