Extremely windy Drier this afternoon seiten=4 abk=focus

Saturday
A band of rain will be cross eastwards through England in the morning, soe of it heavy at times. Southeastern England will have cloud and periods of showery rain, some heavy at times. Heavy showers across Northern Ireland and northwest England as well as northern Wales. Brighter weather moves through Ireland, Wales and southern parts of England. The main feature of the mornings weather will be the wind. A swathe of gusts in escess of 70mph will swep through southern England, Wales and the Midlands. In the afternoon the strongest of the winds pass through Northern ireland and northern England, reaching Scotland in the evening. Heavy showers continue over western Scotland and northwest England, some of them blowing into north Wales. Scattered showers across southern England, but tendfing to bhecome drier here with sunny spells. Highs at 13C in southern England, 8C in northern Scotland.

Saturday Night
A band of showers moving northwards through Ireland and Wales as well as northwest England and the far southwest of England. The showers will be heavy at times on western coasts. Showers for northern and western parts of Scotland with the strongest winds here gusting in excess of 70mph. More southern and eastern parts of England will be drier with broken cloud. Lows near 4C in southeast Scotland, 11C across southern England.

Sunday
Breezy with cloud and some showers across the southwest of England, western Wales and northwest England. The showers could be heavy here and they will be affecting the west of Scotland too. Showers merging to longer spells of rain at times. To the south and east the weather is going to be drier with some sunny spells coming through over the Midlands and eastern England. The showers and outbreaks of rain will affecting southern coasts of England too. Highs near 9 to 14C.

Monday
More heavy rain to come on Monday as an area of low pressure cross England and Wales. The heaviest of the rain is likely over Wales and southern England, although the rain not lasting long before turning to showers. It will become windy here as well. The rain extends into northern England and southern Scotland, with brighter and drier weather following through ireland and Scotland. Highs at 8 to 11C.