Thursday
A fine day ahead for much of England and Wales. Plenty of sunshine and dry conditions. Broken could this afternoon although still sunny spells. Cloudier skies in Scotland and northwest England as well as Ireland. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle western and northern Scotland as well as Northern Ireland. The rain turns heavier and more persistent into the afternoon in western Scotland with plenty of low cloud on coasts and hills here as the westerly wind increases. Highs at 25C in the southeast, 15C in northern Scotland.

Thursday Night
More rain and wind tonight in Scotland, heavy in the west. Further rain over the coasts of northern and western Ireland. Some low cloud for western and southwestern coasts and hills of England. Broken cloud in the rest of England and Wales. Lows at 9 to 11C.

 
 
 

Friday
A ridge of high pressure persists in southern England. Broken cloud and sunny spells for much of England and eastern Wales, very warm in the sunshine too. Low cloud and mist for western coasts and hills. Thicker cloud in northern England, Scotland and Ireland where it will be windy too. Heavy periods of rain in western Scotland and windward facing slopes of northwest England. Less rain in eastern Scotland and northeast England. Highs at 13 to 16C in the cloud in Scotland and Ireland, 22 to 25C in England and Wales.

Saturday
Breezy across all areas on Friday. Spells of showers drift onto west coasts through the day with odd heavy spells here and there; showers may be quite persistent into western Scotland. Mostly cloudy with few glimpses of sun central and west areas, but of sun spells in the east. Highs at 22 to 24C Ireland and England, 16 to 18C Scotland.