Thursday
A low risk of a shower in eastern England at first on Thursday morning. A frosty start in upland Scotland too. A ridge of high pressure builds and brings a fair morning for most with good spells of sunshine after morning mist and fog patches have cleared. Through afternoon, a band of rain sweeps eastward across Ireland, arriving into Scotland and brining a veil of high cloud to western Britain. The rain could become heavy for a time in western parts of Ireland and Scotland, particularly near mountains. Highs approaching 8C in Scotland, to 11C England.

Thursday Night
The band of rain continues to sweep east overnight, likely falling as snow in the Scottish Highlands. Extended heavy falls in western parts of Britain though more patchy in the southwest of England. Central and east England will stay mostly dry overnight but cloudy, with a strengthening wind. Some scattered showers rain affects Ireland and Scotland once the main band of rain has passed east. Lows at 4C in northern Scotland, local frosts in the Highlands, to 7C southern England, locally 10C southwest Ireland.

Good Friday
An unsettled day for Friday. Low pressure passing through the country bringing cloud and rain. The rain will be heavy at times as it passes eastwards leaving cloud and further outbreaks of rain across most areas of the British Isles. The rain will be more extensive in Scotland, perhaps more showers England, Ireland, and Wales, but these showers could be quite heavy. Low cloud, mist and drizzle affecting southern and western coasts too. Variable wind, often quite strong. Probably becoming brighter in the northwest, a few showers here, these becoming heavy later. Highs at 8C northwestern areas to 15C southeast.

Saturday
Warmer on Saturday as southwesterly wind significantly strengthens throughout the day. Patchy rain spreads northeastward across Ireland, Wales, and England, reaching Scotland later in the day. Wind will strengthen to gales in Ireland, the rain increasingly heavy, and later a band of heavy, possibly thundery rain sweeps eastward across the country. Low cloud and drizzle in western areas, particularly near coasts, bright spells in eastern England. Highs at 7 to 9C in Scotland but widely 13 to 16C.