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Mostly dry Friday with winds strengthening. Heavy rain in evening.

Today:

A dry morning with sunny spells. Staying largely dry in the afternoon and turning cloudier. Rain may edge into the far west of the Isles later. Light winds becoming strong southeasterlies in the west later with a risk of gales. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with heavy rain spreading northeastwards. Becoming largely dry overnight with some lighter rain lingering over the Isles. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds easing inland later in the night. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Outbreaks of rain possible over the Isles but for many a dry day with some bright or sunny spells. Breezy inland with strong winds around the coast, risk of gales. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Heavy outbreaks of rain on Sunday. Sunny spells on Monday with scattered showers. Dry with sunny spells Tuesday. Winds will be strong with risk of gales Sunday, then becoming light.

Changeable at the start of this period with low pressure to the west or northwest of the UK. This will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, heaviest and most persistent in the northwest together with some strong winds. The southeast is likely to be driest and brightest. Later, conditions may become drier and more settled, especially in the north and east, but parts of the south and west may still see some showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures will likely be near to or slightly above average.

The dominant pattern during this period is most likely to be high pressure to the north and lower pressure to the south. This will probably lead to the driest, most settled weather in the north of the UK, with the south more unsettled and wetter. Temperatures will probably close to or slightly above normal overall.