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Wet and windy on Sunday. Sunny spells and showers Monday.

Today:

Wind and rain will quickly spread eastwards Sunday morning, reaching all but the far southeast of England by dark. Turning drier and brighter from the west later with blustery showers. Widely windy with gales or severe gales for some.

Tonight:

Cloud and rain lingering across the south and east of the country overnight. Clear spells elsewhere with blustery showers, these most frequent in the north and west. Winds slowly easing.

Monday:

Brighter on Monday with sunshine and showers, these locally heavy and possibly thundery. Lighter winds for most, apart from the far north and west of Scotland. Mild.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Sunny spells and showers for many on Tuesday, these locally heavy and possibly thundery. Another band of rain likely to move in from the west during Wednesday and into Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 23 Feb 2025

Changeable weather is expected across the UK during this period with Atlantic weather systems spreading in from the west at times. These systems will bring periods of wet and windy weather, with a risk of heavy rain and gales at times. The heaviest rainfall and strongest winds are most likely to affect western and northwestern regions of the UK, with rainfall totals typically lower and winds lighter in the southeast. Between weather systems, some drier and brighter interludes are likely to develop with lighter winds, spells of sunshine and perhaps a few showers. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall, although some short-lived slightly colder days are possible at times, particularly in the north of the UK.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 22 Feb 2025

Changeable weather is expected across the UK with Atlantic weather systems spreading in from the west at times. These will bring periods of wet and windy weather, with west and northwestern areas likely to see the heaviest rainfall and strongest winds. Some drier and brighter interludes are expected to develop between systems. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall, although some short-lived colder spells are possible at times.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 22 Feb 2025