Weather and climate change

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An often dry but cooler weekend to come.

This Evening and Tonight:

Remaining cloudy in the north with scattered showers. Drier across much of the rest of the UK with clear spells, although a risk of showers along the south coast later.

Saturday:

Showers in the south soon clearing, leaving a dry and sunny day for most. A little cloudier in the far north with patchy rain. Feeling cooler than of late.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Apart from some light rain or showers in the east at times, there will be a lot of dry weather with some sunshine. Temperatures around or a little below average.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 2 May 2025

The weather will remain dry with sunny spells across the UK from the start of this period, with temperatures slowly climbing day on day through the rest of the week. Dry conditions will dominate the weather across the UK, but showers or spells of light rain may also occur at times. These are most likely to affect areas around the north and east of the UK, especially northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland. Winds will mostly be light, but could become breezy again at times across the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal at first, with an overall warming trend by the end of the week. Temperatures will likely be above or around normal through the following week.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 2 May 2025

Fairly typical spring weather is considered most likely through the second half of May. Fine and dry weather is likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Overall, temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 2 May 2025