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Often cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle today.

Today:

A largely cloudy morning, however some brighter spells possible in the east at first. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle pushing across the region during the day. Strengthening winds and near normal temperatures. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Often cloudy with further outbreaks of patchy drizzle at first. Strengthening winds will herald a band of heavier rain later in the night. Gusty winds particularly near Bristol Channel coasts. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

Rain soon clearing to the east tomorrow with sunny spells and showers following. These locally heavy with hail and a risk of thunder. Rather breezy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Unsettled on Sunday with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Often cloudy Monday and Tuesday, with few showers in the mix. Temperatures generally close to average. Windy at times.

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.