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, some of them wintry in the north, with thunderstorms and hail in places. The 6th started frosty for some areas, early rain in the Midlands and the south-west clearing southwards, but showers developed widely by lunchtime, wintry at times particularly over the Cumbrian hills, turning heavy with hail

developing fairly widely. Those could develop across even as far north as northwest England into southwest Scotland throughout the day. “But the focus for the heaviest ones really is from London through the Midlands up into Wales northern coasts of the West Country. They are going to be hit and miss

: “The heaviest rain is likely to develop during Wednesday afternoon and evening and continue overnight before clearing away south-eastwards by Thursday morning. “Parts of East Anglia, the Midlands and Wales are likely to see 20-40 mm through this period and some places may see as much as 50-70 mm of rain

and meteorologist, Craig Snell, said: “We could potentially see a greater chance of seeing some showers moving in from the North Sea. But with high pressure still in charge for most of us, it should remain dry. "There could be some showers potentially moving as far west as the Midlands as the day

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, and an area of rain over the north moved steadily southwards, becoming more showery. The 2nd began chilly in the south, with fog slow to clear in the Midlands; there was sunshine, but with showers all day over the south-west and developing elsewhere during the afternoon. The 3rd was mainly cloudy

in the way of sunshine and showers. Saturday will see a cold and frosty start for many with plenty of sunshine in the west, but windy and showery conditions in the east. There is a risk of heavy showers for the Midlands and South East, with a risk of hail, and some of the showers could be wintry over

to East Midlands corridor, where a peak of 34°C is forecast. Further north and west, conditions will be more unsettled. Cloud will thicken across Northern Ireland during the morning, bringing spells of rain, which will extend into western Scotland by midday. This rain will be locally heavy at times

A battle for supremacy continues over the UK, with cold air to the north and east and milder, wet conditions to the south and west

Cold air from Scandinavia A dense pool of cold air over Scandinavia continues to exert a strong influence on the UK weather as weather systems from the Atlantic try to extend their influence. In this set up over the areas of rain will moving in from the South West of the UK and snow is likely

, with just East Anglia and the south-east remaining drier. After a dry start for most on the 4 th , showers in the north and west gradually spread inland to all parts, turning thundery in parts of the Midlands during the afternoon. Heavy overnight rain cleared most areas early on the 5th but persisted over