Weather and climate change

Headline:

Showers easing with clear spells overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers and outbreaks of rain mostly fading away this evening, but low cloud from the North Sea will spread across many eastern and central areas overnight. Turning chilly where skies remain clear with patchy mist and fog in the west.

Thursday:

A dull start in eastern and central areas, with perhaps some patchy drizzle. Bright spells in the west will spread eastwards throughout the day. Feeling warm in the west.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A dry start for many on Friday, but rain continues to slowly spread eastwards, bringing rain or showers more widely on Saturday. Drier and warmer in the south on Sunday.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 23 Apr 2025

Most likely starting off widely fine with sunny spells, following the clearance of early morning mist and fog. This most likely in the south, whilst in the north there's a greater chance of more cloud which may take some time to clear. There's a small chance that fine and very warm weather could extend right across the country over the following days, but it's more likely that cloud/rain in the northwest will sink southeast introducing more changeable and cooler conditions for a time mid-week. It then becomes roughly equal chances that we see a resumption of mainly fine and dry conditions versus a continuation of more changeable weather with a mixture of rain and drier interludes.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 23 Apr 2025

Forecast confidence is lower than average for this range, although fairly typical for late Spring. A typical mixture of drier and settled periods, and periods of wetter and more unsettled conditions, is on balance slightly more likely than predominantly unsettled or predominantly settled. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with a slightly increased chance of warm or hot spells. Any such spells could be accompanied by locally heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 23 Apr 2025