Some heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms have affected parts of the UK overnight but these are now clearing away to the northeast to leave many areas dry and bright again today. However, there is a rather more changeable look to the weather over the next few days as low pressure becomes more influential.

For many parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, west Wales and parts of western and south-western England it is a mostly fine start to the day with sunny spells and just a few showers in the far northwest. For the rest of England and Wales there is a fair amount of cloud around this morning with the last of the overnight showers now clearing eastern regions. This cloud will tend to linger today but some bright or sunny spells will develop which could in turn trigger the odd shower later this afternoon. Meanwhile, cloud amounts will tend to increase further to the north and west bringing a few showers but there will still be some sunny spells around. Temperatures today will range from 17°C to 20°C for the north and west to a muggy 23°C to 25°C towards southeast England.

Many areas will then see a dry evening and night with a few showers continuing towards the far northwest. However, another area of thundery showers will move up from the south into south-eastern regions of the UK and this process continues into tomorrow. Otherwise, for most places the working week will end on a dry and bright note with sunny spells and just a few showers across the far northwest.

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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