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Forecast for the UK
Latest forecast for the UK
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Latest forecast for UK
Last updated 40 minutes agoToday
This morning will be mostly cloudy, with patchy rain in the south and showers in the north-west, but brighter in the east. Central and southern areas turning dry with sunny spells later on. Breezy.
Tonight
Tonight, England and Wales will be dry with clear spells. Northern Ireland will see plenty of cloud and a few showers in the north later. Scotland will be windy and mostly cloudy, with showers.
Saturday
Tomorrow, Wales and southern England will remain dry and sunny. Northern areas will be rather cloudy, and breezy or locally windy, with showers across northern Scotland, and the odd one elsewhere.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday
Sunday will see thick cloud build in from the north, with a few lingering showers in the far north at first. The south-west will be mostly sunny, however. Monday is expected to be rather cloudy, but it should be brighter again in the south. Isolated thundery showers are possible in the far south and west in the evening. Tuesday will bring a growing risk of showers for most.
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