A mild and moist south-westerly air stream is affecting much of Britain and Ireland today with temperatures widely above the seasonal norm for the second half of October. This milder air hangs around into tomorrow before conditions turn briefly colder during the second half of the week.

With that mild air comes a lot of cloud today so it is a grey start for many with the best of any early sunshine to be found across the north and northeast of the country. Outbreaks of rain are spreading in from the southwest, these heavy and persistent over western hills, and for much of today the story will be one of spells of rain running north-eastwards. However, towards south-eastern parts of the country it will brighten up with some good sunny spells developing by this afternoon which will help lift temperatures up to 20°C or perhaps even 21°C. At the same time, somewhat drier and clearer conditions will move into western Ireland later on with temperatures across the north and west nearer the mid-teens.

A band of cloud and rain will continue to push eastwards tonight, turning heavy and persistent in the south for a time with further showery outbreaks following into the southwest later in the night. Further to the north and west it will be drier with some clearer spells and turning a touch cooler. Tomorrow sees further showers or longer spells of rain in many regions with much colder air then sweeping down from the north on Wednesday night.

METEOROLOGIST: BARBER

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