Harden weather

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Mainly dry with some sunny spells.

Today:

A cloudy start to the day with some mist and murk in places. However, the cloud should thin and break to give bright or sunny spells. Where the sunshine pokes through it will feel warm in light winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Through the evening, cloud will thicken for a time perhaps with the odd spot of light rain. Skies will clear later in the night allowing it to turn chilly. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy in the south at first, otherwise a fine, dry and bright day with spells of hazy sunshine. Winds will be light, but it will be cooler than recent days. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry and settled throughout with lights winds. Skies will be partly cloudy with some spells of sunshine, but patchy frost and fog is possible overnight.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019

High pressure is expected to dominate at first, bringing largely settled weather with bright or sunny spells. However, weak fronts may bring more cloud and some rain to the far north where it will remain breezier. Patchy overnight frosts are likely but there should be a gradually warming trend for daytime temperatures. High pressure should gradually lose its influence towards the end of March. Southern and southeastern areas will remain mostly fine, though with some fog. Spells of rain and stronger winds are likely to spread from the northwest into central areas. Temperatures are generally expected to continue to rise, becoming very warm for some, whilst in the northwest they will remain nearer normal. Further frontal systems are expected to push in from the Atlantic for the start of April.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019

At the start of this period it looks most likely that we will see changeable conditions as spells of wet and windy weather spread from the west. Towards the middle of the month confidence is low; however there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled and drier weather. Some wetter interludes are still possible, particularly in the northwest, and also showers perhaps coming up from the south at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above normal throughout.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019