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Largely cloudy with patchy rain. Brighter spells on Sunday.

Today:

Often cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle at times, mainly in the west. Elsewhere some sunnier breaks developing allowing for the odd shower to break out. A much drier and brighter day across Northern Ireland. Feeling warm in the sunshine.

Tonight:

Any patchy rain and drizzle soon easing to leave clear spells across England and Wales with some fog patches. Turning breezier in the northwest with outbreaks of rain.

Sunday:

Heavy and persistent rain continuing across northwestern parts. Elsewhere, any mist and fog lifting to leave a dry day with plenty of sunny spells. Feeling warm in the sunshine.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the northwest on Monday, otherwise dry with sunny spells as high pressure builds. Temperatures climbing, feeling very warm by day across England and Wales.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 26 Apr 2025

Fine, dry and very warm across the majority of the UK at the start of this period with long clear or sunny spells. However, it is expected to be cloudier in the far north with some rain at times. Some of this rain will likely spread southwards late next week before clearing to leave a mainly dry and sunny weekend, although with temperatures closer to normal than on preceding days. Into the following week, it will probably turn more changeable, with dry, settled periods interspersed with some spells of wetter weather. This will bring some showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures will probably be near normal.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 25 Apr 2025

Fairly typical spring weather is expected during this part of May. Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with spells of wetter, more unsettled weather, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms. Temperatures will most likely be near normal or slightly above.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 25 Apr 2025