Much of the last week has seen high pressure sitting to the west of the UK and Ireland with a rather chilly air mass across the country bringing some cold and frosty nights with some locations recording their coldest night on record. We see some subtle changes this weekend as high pressure sits to the south of the country allowing warmer west/south-westerly winds to develop, but these moist winds will bring a wet Sunday to the north and west.
To start the weekend and whilst for many places it's another chilly start to the day, frost is rather limited compared to recent mornings thanks to variable amounts of cloud drifting around. The thickest and most extensive of the cloud can be found towards the north and west where some patchy rain and drizzle is falling, especially across northern parts of Scotland. The risk of showers continues across the north and west today although not everywhere will catch the showers. Away from here and for much of the country Saturday will be dry and bright but while some areas remain mainly sunny, others will turn cloudier at times. Top temperatures today will range from 16°C to 19°C across brighter parts of the south, but in the cloudier north and west top values will be nearer 12°C to 15°C at best with the Northern Isles remaining down in single figures.
It will be a milder night across all regions tonight with variable amounts of cloud drifting around. Once again the thickest cloud will be towards the northwest where outbreaks of rain will push into parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and western Scotland as a frontal system moves in from the west. This rain continues across northern and western regions tomorrow bringing a wet day here but it will be drier, brighter and warmer further south.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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