Weather and climate change

Headline:

Turning cooler from the northwest over the next few days.

Today:

Early low cloud clearing in the south and southwest. Some showery rain across central areas at first, though dying out during the morning. Cooler with variable cloud and scattered showers in the north, whilst remaining warmer in the south.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy in the north with scattered showers. Drier across much of the rest of the UK with clear spells, although a risk of showers along the south coast later.

Saturday:

Showers in the south soon clearing, leaving a dry and sunny day for most. A little cloudier in the far north with patchy rain. Feeling cooler than of late.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Scattered showers in the south at times, and a few further north, though a lot of dry weather for many with some sunshine. Temperatures dropping, becoming rather cool in places.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 2 May 2025

Dry with sunny spells across the UK at the start of this period, with cool and breezy conditions soon giving way to less windy and slightly warmer weather which will develop through the working week. Dry conditions will dominate the weather across the UK, but showers or spells of light rain may also occur at times. These are most likely to affect areas around the north and east of the UK. Winds will mostly be light, but could become breezy again at times across the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal at first, with an overall warming trend by the end of the week. Temperatures will likely be above or around normal through the following week.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 1 May 2025

Through the second half of May, fairly typical spring weather is considered most likely. Fine and dry weather is likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 1 May 2025