Thursday
Dry with plenty of sunshine across southern and eastern areas of the country. There will be some cloud forming here through the morning and this is going to be remaining broken into the afternoon with more sunny spells. Further west there will be cloud in the morning with some drizzle affecting western coasts, and low cloud on the hills too. Through the afternoon there could be some spots of drizzle on western coasts and further mist and fog patches. Feeling very mild in all places with tops of 20C in southeast England in the sunshine, nearer 16C in western Scotland. Winds increasing from the south through ireland and western parts of the country.
Thursday Night
An east-west split through the British Isles tonight. Western areas will become cloudier with some spots of drizzle, and the risk of some more persistent rain affecting Ireland. Western coasts of England, Wales and Scotland are going to be most prone to the drizzle. Eastern areas will be drier with some clearer spells and a few mist patches by the morning. Lows of 10 to 14C and so staying mild.
Friday
A dry and mainly cloudy morning through eastern parts of Wales and most of England, some morning mist too. This is going to be clearing away and then there will be some bright or sunny spells. For more western parts of Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland there will be some outbreaks of rain, this tending to become more persistent as the day wears on and the winds increase. More persistent rain then passes east through Ireland and Scotland as well as Wales and southwest England, a few heavy bursts at times. More central and eastern parts of England should stay dry. Highs at 15 to 18C and so staying very mild again.
Saturday
rain clearing through Scotland and Ireland and this will be followed by sunny spells and some showers. Breezy across Northern Ireland and Scotland. The afternoon looks set to bring cloud and some showers through Ireland, with rain clearing east out of Scotland and followed by a few showers. Drier for England and Wales but with a fair amount of cloud. Highs near 19C in the south, 13C on northwest Scotland.