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Saturday
Dry across East Anglia the South Midlands and south east England this morning with patchy low cloud then sunny. The rest of the United Kingdom will be dull and breezy with rain and drizzle across northern England into Wales with mist and drizzle around south west coasts. In the afternoon still some drizzly rain around Irish Sea coasts, Wales and north west England. Hot across central and southern England with sunny skies. Some light rain to come for Northern Ireland and northern Scotland too. Maximum temperatures of 18c in Edinburgh, 24C for Birmingham and 28C in London.

Saturday Night
Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will affect north western parts of England, Northern Ireland and western Scotland this evening Finer across eastern Scotland and the rest of England with late sunshine. Heavier rain is expected to affect Scotland and Northern Ireland and rather windy here. Very misty as well around western coasts and hills. For the remainder of England it stays dry with a warm, muggy night to come with lows of 11 to 16C.

Sunday
A band of rain will extend across northern Scotland into Northern Ireland this morning with drizzle around the coasts of Wales and north west England. Sunny and dry for England with any low cloud soon clearing to sunshine. In the afternoon some lightish rain is likely across Wales and northern England with another hot, mostly sunny afternoon across central and southern England. Just a few showers around western coasts of England and Wales tonight with rain persisting across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Highs of 20 to 28C north to south.

Monday
Not so hot today but still warm in the south. Mainly dry for East Anglia and southern parts of England with sunny spells. Showers are possible across Wales and the rest of England but some sunshine too. Northern Ireland will see a few heavy showers with more persistent rain likely for northern Scotland. Here the rain lingers into the night with the rest of the United Kingdom dry and clear. Tops of 16 to 23C.