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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Bright spells for many today. Heavy rain later in south.
Today:
Low cloud in the east, burning back towards North Sea coasts leaving many areas with bright or sunny spells. Some showers developing across central and eastern areas, before a risk of heavier rain moving into the far south later.
Tonight:
Heavy rain and potential thunderstorms moving across central and southern parts of England and Wales. Dry elsewhere with mist and low cloud becoming quite widespread in the north and east.
Thursday:
Further rain across the south and southwest, with the risk of thunder later. Otherwise largely dry with low cloud gradually clearing. Warm for many but cool along North Sea coasts.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Remaining changeable with further spells of rain or showers, particularly in the south. In any drier and brighter interludes it will feel warm away from the east coast.
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UK long range weather forecast
On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, the weather details are still fairly uncertain, but overall it should be fairly warm with scattered showers. There is also a chance of cloudier conditions with rain spreading from the southwest for a time on Sunday. As we move into the new week, the chance of rain and showers reduces as high pressure builds to the east of the UK. This will bring dry and fine weather for most areas, although there is still a possibility of rain or showers in the west. Into the following week, high pressure is likely to remain dominant. Sunnier conditions are expected across the south, while it may be cloudier in the north and east. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal for early May.
Updated:
In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the far north but trending to slightly more unsettled further south. 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, slightly cooler around mid-month but recovering soon after, though it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.
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