Thursday
Cloudy for much of the country through Thursday. Periods of rain in eastern Ireland as well as through much of England and Wales. Eastern Scotland and the far northeast of England will have some patchy rian on hills with sleet. Drier and brighter in northwest Scotland and drier in Ireland with lots of cloud too. Little change this afternoon bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain, most in Ireland, Wales and northern England, misty too. Further patchy rain in eastern Scotland, drier in the west. Highs at 4 to 7C for many and so feeling cold, nearer 10C in southern England.

Thursday Night
Cloud and outbreaks of rain across England and Wales as well as much of central and Northern Ireland. Drier and windy in Scotland, some cloud and spots of rain in the east. A risk of some sleet over northern England. Lows at 0C in central Scotland, 6C in southern England.
 

Friday
Low pressure over southwest Ireland with fronts moving north through much of England and Wales. These brings lots of cloud and periods of rain. Misty for many too with some fog on hills. Chilly in Scotland, cloudy again with some outbreaks of rain in eastern Scotland. Probably drier in northwest England bringing some bright spells. Windy for Scotland too. Highs at 3C in northern Scotland, 11C in southern England, but chilly for most at 4 to 6C.

Saturday
Low pressure across the British Isles again on Saturday. Areas of showers across Ireland, England and Wales rotating around the low pressure. The showers merging to longer spells of rain at times in England and Wales, potentially becoming thundery too. Further cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern and eastern Scotland. Cloud a a few bursts of rain in northeast England. Drier in northwest England and western Scotland and perhaps briefly brighter in western Wales and southwest England but some showers here too. Highs at 4C in northern Scotland, 11C in southwest England.