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Showery rain on Monday, southwest drier until later.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy evening in the north with a few showers, dry with clear spells elsewhere. Becoming cloudier for all overnight with outbreaks of rain in the north. Light northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain in the morning spreading southwards through the day to reach Skye and Lochaber later in the afternoon. Drier in the north later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

High pressure dominates bringing a dry and settled few days with light winds. Cloudy at times, especially in the north and east but still plenty of bright and sunny spells.

High pressure is likely to be centred close to or across the UK through much of this period. So many places will be largely dry with clear or sunny periods. Colder air will try to push into the country from the north toward next weekend, but will probably only make limited progress into the northeast for a brief time, where it could bring a short lived showery interlude, some of these wintry. Winds will be mostly light, but briefly stronger in the northeast as that colder air tries to come south. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above for many, but with a risk of colder conditions affecting the north next weekend.

Slowly evolving weather patterns are likely through the first half of May. Within this, high pressure is likely to be located somewhere to the north or northwest and low pressure closer to southern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas are likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some cold nights with late season frost, especially in the north.