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Latest forecast for the United Kingdom
Last updated 1 hour agoTonight
Tonight will start largely clear and dry. As the night progresses, cloud will build into western areas with patches of mist and fog, but remaining largely dry. A notably colder night.
Thursday
Tomorrow will see a sunny start in the east but it will be cloudy in the west. Later in the day, rain will push into Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Long sunny spells in the south-east.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday
Friday will see spells of rain across central areas, whereas the north will have sunny spells and blustery showers. Dry and sunny in the south-east. Windy in the north and west. Saturday will be mostly dry and sunny to the south and east, but windy with showers in the north-west. Sunday could turn more unsettled with a band of rain and showers pushing in from the west.
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