The working week ends with a ridge of high pressure bringing a drier and brighter interlude of weather to many areas but make the most of it as the next deep Atlantic low pressure system tracking to the northwest of the country will bring wind and rain into the northwest later before this unsettled weather spreads south-eastwards later tomorrow, clearing the southeast of England on Sunday.
Many places start the day off on a bright and chilly note with a fairly widespread frost across much of the north and west away from windward coasts. It is also frost-free towards the southeast of England where the last of the cloud from yesterday's system is now clearing away. For most regions Friday will be a dry day with plenty of sunny spells around and just some variable amounts of cloud. However, cloud and wind will tend to increase towards the west and northwest as we go through the day with outbreaks of rain moving into much of Ireland, Northern Ireland and western Scotland by the end of the afternoon. Temperatures will be close to normal for many with maximums ranging from between 6°C and 10°C.
A wet and windy night follows across much of the north and west with some heavy and persistent rainfall affecting western parts of Scotland where there is a Weather Watch in effect. Elsewhere, and after a clear start to the evening which could allow for some views of the penumbral lunar eclipse in the eastern sky around 7pm, it will become increasingly cloudy and windy overnight with temperatures rising, but many southern and eastern regions will stay dry. Looking ahead to tomorrow and much of the north and west will remain wet and windy with some heavy and persistent rainfall at times although clearer, more showery conditions will arrive in the far northwest later. Towards the south and east of England it will be drier and brighter whilst despite the strong winds, temperatures will widely be back up into double figures.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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