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Fine and dry weather continuing overnight and into tomorrow.

This Evening and Tonight:

The fine weather will continue this evening and overnight, with sunny spells to end the day, followed by clear periods and light winds overnight. Patchy mist or fog may develop along with a frost in rural areas. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday:

There will be some sunshine on Monday, though patchy cloudy likely at times. A slight easterly breeze developing, though feeling pleasant enough in any lingering brighter breaks. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry and bright through much of the outlook period with some patchy cloud around at times. A strong and gusty wind developing for a time later Tuesday and through Wednesday.

High pressure is likely to be centred close to or across the UK through much of this period. So many places will be largely dry with clear or sunny periods. Colder air will try to push into the country from the north toward next weekend, but will probably only make limited progress into the northeast for a brief time, where it could bring a short lived showery interlude, some of these wintry. Winds will be mostly light, but briefly stronger in the northeast as that colder air tries to come south. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above for many, but with a risk of colder conditions affecting the north next weekend.

Slowly evolving weather patterns are likely through the first half of May. Within this, high pressure is likely to be located somewhere to the north or northwest and low pressure closer to southern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas are likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some cold nights with late season frost, especially in the north.