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Friday
A cloudy and rather murky starts to Friday morning across much of Scotland and England. Rain over island, Western Wales and Southwest England Will be edging eastwards during the morning to be through all but the east of Scotland and the far north-east of England by midday. Becoming breezier as the rain arrives. Some heavier bursts of rain here and there, but most especially in the west. The rain continues to track east this afternoon as the dryer and brighter weather arrives in Ireland. This dryer weather Will cross much office Scotland, England, and Wales after dark. Another very mild day with temperatures at 13 to 16°C.

Friday night
A dry start to Friday night with some clear spells. A few showers may affect the Highlands of Scotland but most of these will be light. Thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain reaching southern island and Southwest England during the early hours will gradually move into southern Wales and central southern England by morning. Lows near 5C in the clearer skies in the east, 11C in southern England.

Saturday
A moist south-westerly flow will affect the whole of the British Isles and Ireland through Saturday. France across southern England and southern Wales bring rain here, some of it heavy at times close to southern coasts. Cloud and showers in northern and western Scotland as well as Western England and western Wales. The best of any brightness across eastern Scotland and north east England. Ireland is likely to see a fair amount of cloud with some showers in the south and the best of any sunshine in the north and east. Temperatures rising to between 12 and 15°C.

Sunday
A ridge of high pressure across eastern parts of the UK at first on Sunday will quickly collapse as a deep area of low pressure passes to the north-west of Scotland during Sunday afternoon. A fine start to the morning across many eastern and southern parts but with some mist and fog patches. These clearing quickly to leave Sonny spells but cloud will be quickly increasing. Rain passing through Ireland, Wales, Northwest England and Scotland with the wind increasing to gale force at times. Staying wet and windy across much of Scotland, northern England, Wales and Ireland for Sunday afternoon. However most eastern and southern areas of England should be dryer overall. Very mild in the south-east with highs of 18°C, Near a 12°C degrees Celsius in western Scotland.