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Bright and breezy on Thursday with scattered showers

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers or longer spells of rain will spread in through the evening and overnight, the rain heavy at times. It will be rather windy around the coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Becoming dry for a time in the evening as showers fade out before cloud and rain arrive overnight. Breezy around the coast. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloud and rain clear east Friday morning, with bright spells and showers following. Bright spells and showers on Saturday. Dry and bright on Sunday.

High pressure to the north or northeast of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells for most at first. Low pressure in the Atlantic will try to push weather fronts towards the UK from the south west, but these may remain slow moving. Some parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and onshore breeze, but further west it will likely feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. From next weekend and into the start of the following week, there are signs that more unsettled weather could return for a time, bringing rain or showers to some areas.

Signals are not very strong for the extended forecast range, but in broad terms higher pressure is more likely to the north, with lower pressure to the south. Across Scotland and northern half of England this would mean drier and more settled weather. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland, Wales and the southern half of England perhaps seeing a greater chance of rain or showers at times, but plenty of scope for fair weather in between. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, perhaps becoming more widely warm at times.