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Bright and sunny morning, isolated showers through the afternoon.

Today:

Sunny intervals through much of the day, before cloud thickens up into the evening with one or two showers possible. Breezy at times, particularly on eastern coasts, where there will be a cooler feel to the day. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy for much of the period with clear spells developing late in the night. Isolated evening showers clearing, leaving a largely dry night. Feeling cool in brisk northerly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Wednesday:

Sunny spells for many, though cooler than recent days. Largely dry with occasional showers affecting Kent. Breezy, especially along coasts. Chilly overnight with isolated rural frosts possible. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Thursday brings sunny spells and the odd shower. Conditions turn more unsettled Friday and Saturday with spells of rain or showers, occasionally heavy. At times cool, with isolated frosts overnight.

Initially, slowly-evolving weather patterns are expected in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure over western Europe and high pressure building across or to the north of the UK. Whilst largely settled conditions are likely in northern areas, there may be some rain or showers across portions of England and Wales, which could be heavy and locally thundery. However, there is a slight chance these wetter conditions could remain over the nearby Continent. Deeper into next week and beyond, there may be a tendency for more widely unsettled conditions across the UK, with some rain or showers at times. Whilst some occasional warm days are possible, temperatures overall are likely to be near or below average, especially in the north, with an ongoing risk of overnight rural frost.

Low pressure systems are likely to 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 the wettest conditions probably towards the northwest. There will, however, probably be some dry and warm interludes, these more likely towards the south, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the period, more settled and drier conditions may develop, as high pressure potentially establishes itself to the north or west of the UK, with temperatures perhaps rising a little above normal, especially in the west or northwest. Should this happen, eastern parts may be on the cool side with a predominant flow off the North Sea.