Forecast valid for Sunday 05/05/02 to Saturday 11/05/02 TOI Thursday 02/05/02 1800 BST. Based on MRF, ECMWF, UKMO, and ENS labelled model.

Very high confidence (90%) for next week to be dominated by high pressure giving predominantly dry weather in all areas.

Sunday will see some cloud and patchy rain in SW England and northern Ireland clearing during the day. Elsewhere it looks like being dry but rather cloudy with sunny intervals and temperatures around average for the time of year.

Monday and Tuesday look like being mainly dry days with sunny spells. Temperatures will be around normal but ground frost could be widespread overnight, winds remaining mostly light.

During the rest of the week high pressure will remain centred to the NW of the British Isles with a moderate northeasterly wind setting in over England and Wales. Scotland and northern Ireland look like having a lot of dry weather with plenty of sunshine and turning warmer with temperatures in the high teens centigrade. Still risk of ground frost overnight. England and Wales will also stay dry and bright but eastern coastal areas south of the Wash could become more cloudy and rather cool. Away from the east there will be plenty of sunshine and it will turn warm here with maximum temperatures rising into the low twenties centigrade by the end of the week.

The outlook for the following week beginning 12/05/02 with moderate confidence is for it to become warmer and remain fairly sunny but with a 25% chance of thunderstorms and hot conditions spreading north into the SE as time goes on.

This forecast has been prepared personally by Will Hand who will take no responsibility whatsoever for any matters arising from the use of information provided.