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Cloudy start, brightening up this afternoon.

Today:

A cloudy start with a little drizzle away from the southwest. Otherwise a dry day with cloud gradually breaking to give some sunshine during the afternoon. Best of the sunshine across Skye and Lochaber. Warm in the southwest. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be dry with some late sunshine. The rest of the night will be dry with patchy low cloud and fog in the east. Cold with patchy frost. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Thursday:

Overnight mist and low cloud soon clearing to leave a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Warm by afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining dry and settled with plenty of sunshine, warm by afternoon. Patchy overnight low cloud in the north and east.

High pressure is likely to be centred close to or over the UK through much of the period. Therefore, many places will be largely dry with some clear or sunny spells, although there may be some overnight mist and fog patches. There could, however, be some outbreaks of rain or showers at times, especially in the west and northwest. Winds will be mostly light, but may be fresher around the coasts at times. Temperatures will generally be near to or a little above normal, but there may be some colder conditions at first in the far northeast. Towards the end of the period there is a chance that conditions turn a little more unsettled.

Residual high pressure will likely give way to more unsettled conditions through the early part of the period. This will probably allow Atlantic low pressure systems to spread towards the UK, increasing the chance of periods of heavy rain and perhaps strong winds at times. Towards the middle of the month, weather patterns become increasingly uncertain; however, the wettest and windiest conditions seem most likely to be in the northwest, with the drier and more settled conditions in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be near normal.