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Saturday, drier for a time, rain later. Mild and breezy.

Today:

Early rain easing, with brighter spells possible for a time. Cloud then thickening again through the afternoon with further outbreaks of rain spreading east later, occasionally heavy. Mild, but rather windy with strong gusts at times. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain easing after midnight as drier conditions spread from the west, with some cloud breaks developing, especially in the east. Staying mild but rather windy. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Sunday:

Often dry with bright or sunny spells, especially in the east, although also some scattered blustery showers. Rather windy with strong gusts at times, but mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Scattered showers Monday morning, thicker cloud and rain later. Strong winds easing later. Tuesday and Wednesday, variable cloud and drier, perhaps some brighter spells. Breezier Tuesday, easing Wednesday. Mild throughout.

Changeable during this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the country and shorter dry and bright interludes in-between. Rain and showers typically heaviest and most frequent in the west, with more sheltered eastern areas seeing much smaller amounts of rain. Often windy with a chance of gales at times. Temperatures well above average at first, likely falling closer to average with alternating colder and milder spells towards the end of February and into March; perhaps cold enough for some sleet/snow showers in the northwest, especially over high ground, in the colder spells.

A continuation of rather changeable conditions is the favoured scenario, with low pressure systems tending to pass close to or across the UK, bringing occasional spells of wet and windy weather, especially in the north and west. High pressure to the southwest may build across the UK at times to bring some drier, quieter interludes, these more likely later in this period and probably most influential in the south - the chances of prolonged settled weather look very low. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average for the period as a whole, though some relatively short-lived interludes of colder conditions remain possible.