The working week ends with a cold front making its way across the country bringing a band of rain with it followed by clearer and cooler conditions for the start of the weekend as a ridge of high pressure builds in for a time. The generally changeable outlook continues into next week but nothing particularly out of the ordinary for October.

Friday dawns with a band of cloud and rain extending from southern parts of Scotland and northern England across to parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the rain locally quite heavy and squally with some gusty winds. Clearer, more showery conditions are following into the northwest whilst ahead of the rain band it is a dry and bright start with temperatures starting off on a milder note compared to yesterday. The main focus today will be on that narrow band of rain as it sinks southeast as it could bring some lively weather for a short period of time as it passes through, this band reaching Kent this evening. To the southeast it will be bright and warm with temperatures reaching 19°C or 20°C but it will be cooler in the wake of that front with temperatures in the low-mid teens at best.

The last of that rain will clear Kent this evening and showers will die back to windward coasts elsewhere so for many places it will be a dry night with clear spells and temperatures dropping back down into single figures. This does take us into a generally fine day tomorrow with just a few showers in the north and west and the fine weather continues into Sunday for many before rain arrives in the west.

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Into October and the Atlantic takes charge with generally typical conditions expected for the time of year in most regions...