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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Rain in the west today.
Today:
Dry and bright in central and eastern areas today with brisk winds. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Cloudier in the west with outbreaks of rain and strong winds, feeling cold. Sunny spells and scattered showers moving into Northern Ireland later.
Tonight:
Rain will gradually ease tonight. Dry for many with clear spells. Winds will ease and mist and fog patches will form in parts of the south and east.
Wednesday:
Largely cloudy, perhaps with some fog lingering near eastern coasts. Heavy showers in the east will gradually move westwards across the UK. Feeling warm in any brighter spells.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Largely cloudy, although some brighter spells likely too. Showery rain will move up from the south, bringing a risk of thunderstorms and hail at times. Feeling warm for many.
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UK long range weather forecast
A fairly uncertain period through the bank holiday weekend with more likely a warm but cloudy period with bright spells, greatest in the north and showers more likely in the south. However there is also potential for a more unsettled spell to spread from the west with fresh winds and bands of rain mid-weekend, signals still unclear regards this. Into the new week all areas are likely to see a mixture of showery periods or spells of rain, though generally drier conditions expected. Overall, southern parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest with a north-westerly wind most likely bringing more changeable conditions across the north or northwest. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.
Updated:
In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the far north but about the same as usual for the bulk of the UK. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern/central areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.
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