It's been a dry week for many parts of the country so far and for the majority it remains dry for several days to come with easterly winds continuing to help many places dry out following the very wet winter. The only exception will come towards the south and southwest where frontal systems trying to push up from the south will bring the risk of some showers at times.
For this morning it is actually a weakening cold front coming down from the north that is bringing a rather cloudy start to the day across many parts of Scotland, but more especially towards the east where the cloud is thick enough to bring a little light rain or drizzle in places. This cloud will tend to linger for much of the day, extending into north-eastern parts of England and it will make for a rather chilly day with temperatures barely making it into double figures. Brighter skies will develop across the far north, but the best of the sunshine today will come across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland along with much of England and Wales. However, cloud amounts will tend to increase towards the south and southwest of England with some showers breaking out, especially across the southwest where the odd heavy one is possible. It will be a warm day for many with temperatures of 18°C to 21°C quite widely, but in the London region 23°C is possible, feeling warm with generally light winds.
Any showers in the south and southwest will tend to die out this evening and tonight although the odd one will linger into the early hours. Most places will see a dry night with clear spells and some mist or low cloud forming, this mainly towards the northeast. Temperatures in the south will hold comfortably above freezing, but a touch of frost is possible in the north where skies remain clear. Tomorrow will then be another mostly fine day for most places with low cloud becoming confined to the northeast, but we are expecting more in the way of showers to move up into southern regions during the course of the day.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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