Thursday
Staying dry across central and southeastern England until evening, a bright start giving way to more cloud. A front approaches from the west bringing cloud and patchy rain to western areas of Scotland, England and Wales, becoming steadier rain by afternoon. Rain over Ireland and Northern Ireland in the morning breaks up into showers and brighter spells in the afternoon. Western Scotland sees blustery heavy showers behind the rain later. Highs 16 to 22C, warmest east.

Thursday night
A band of rain passes eastward across England overnight, some briefly heavier falls, but becoming patchier toward the far southeast. Skies clear for a time behind the rain over central, north and northeastern areas of England and eastern Scotland. Western Britain maintains more cloud and some light showery rain. Patchy light showers for Northern Ireland, largely dry across Ireland. Fresh westerly breezes. Mild in the south at 11 to 14C, cooler north and west, lows 6 to 10C.

Friday
Pressure rises again from the southwest. Remnants of overnight rain clears from East Anglia and the southeast early in the day. A few light showers continue during the morning for north Wales, northwest England and western regions of Scotland. Sunny spells develop best in central, east and southern England, Ireland and eastern Scotland. A moderate west to northwesterly breeze, turning southwesterly later in the north, strengthening into evening ahead of more rain. Highs 16 to 23C.

Saturday
High pressure over the south of Britain brings dry and fairly warm conditions to the Midlands, south and eastern England and Wales. A frontal system sweeping across the north and west brings persistent and at times heavy rain to Ireland, Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Rain is likely to spill into northwest England and north Wales during the day, accompanied by strong southwesterly winds. Less windy toward the south of England. Highs 18 to 25C, warmest southeast.