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Mainly dry with sunny spells on Saturday, cloudier east coast.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying dry through the evening with clear spells in the west but low cloud and mist returning to eastern coasts. Cloud and the odd light shower into the north overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Staying dry and warm in the west with prolonged sunny spells. Cooler and cloudier in the northeast with perhaps the odd spot of rain. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudier on Sunday with some showery outbreaks of rain. Dry spells and chance of scattered showers developing on Monday. Dry again Tuesday, warmer in west, cooler in east.

High pressure is likely to lie close to the UK at the start of this period. Most places will be dry with sunny spells and light winds, although there could be some overnight mist and fog. Into the first week of May, conditions will probably become more changeable with low pressure systems becoming more likely. This means an increasing chance of showers or longer spells of rain, with a risk of strong winds at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly above normal.

Low pressure systems will probably dominate across the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, heavy in places with a risk of strong winds. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly below normal. Later in the month more settled, drier conditions may begin to develop with temperatures perhaps rising slightly above normal.