Hopefully some of your sunflowers are still standing after the wind and rain of the last 24 hours or so. The good news for the sunflowers, and probably for you too, is that it is a somewhat quieter outlook for the weekend as Storm Evert moves away to the east leaving the country under a north/north-westerly airstream which will be bringing some cooler air to the north in particular.

On the whole it is a drier start to the day for many places but there are still some scattered showers around too, especially in areas exposed to the wind. There will be some sunny spells around this morning but once again showers will break out, becoming more widespread by this afternoon. The heaviest showers today are likely to be found across central, southern and eastern parts of England where thunder and torrential downpours cannot be ruled out whilst areas towards the north and west are more likely to remain mostly dry and bright with only well scattered showers. Temperatures today will range from a rather cool 14°C or 15°C in northern Scotland to a warmer 20°C to 22°C further south with lighter winds than yesterday.

Many of the showers will die away this evening with just a few lingering around the coasts tonight. As skies clear and with that cooler flow coming down from the north so it will be a fresher night and for sheltered northern spots temperatures will drop into the low single figures. Sunday then dawns bright with plenty of sunshine around for many but once again showers will develop, especially towards the south of the country.

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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