Thursday
High pressure east of the country allows for a fair start to Thursday for much of central and eastern England and Wales. Good spells of sunshine, but cloud tending to increase through the day from the west. A band of rain soon arrives into Ireland and west Scotland, edging eastwards through Scotland but then affecting northwest England, western Wales and southwest England. Becoming drier in Ireland, some sunshine in the far west. Staying sunny in southeast England. Highs at 17C in the sunshine in the southeast, 8C in Ireland and western Scotland, though beginning to cool soon after rain passes.

Thursday Night
This band of rain continues to edge eastward, breaking apart as it does, though may linger though Wales and northern England. Turning cloudier in southeast England with time, though any substantial rain unlikely to reach here. High pressure builds over Ireland and Scotland with time, clearer skies, and notable cooling temperatures, many areas of Ireland and upland Scotland reaching -1C or lower. West Britain lows dropping to 5C, staying near 8C in the southeast.

Friday
Cloud across much of England and Wales on Friday morning. A few spots of rain in northeastern areas and some too over the hills of Wales. Sunshine in Scotland and Ireland under a ridge of high pressure, becoming very windy in the northwest. Little change for the afternoon, most places dry with a fair amount of cloud in England and Wales. Some rain for the Channel Isles. Highs at 8C in Scotland and Ireland, 15C in southeast England.

Saturday
High pressure remains to the east of the country through Saturday. Fair with sunny spells, best sunshine in the north. Very windy in the far northwest, a risk of coastal gales. Broken low cloud in England and Wales, often bright here too, this cloud drifting northward through afternoon, possibly some odd spots of rain around the Irish Sea. Highs at 10 to 17C.