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Remaining largely dry and settled over the next few days.

Today:

Cloud and showery rain across southwest England, Wales and Northern Ireland will gradually clear, as will patchy low cloud across northeast Scotland. Otherwise dry and settled with lots of warm sunshine. A cooling easterly breeze, especially near North Sea coasts.

Tonight:

A dry evening and night with mostly clear skies. Some low cloud developing in the north and east. Turning frosty in parts of the north. Breezy, especially across the south.

Saturday:

Low cloud lingering across some northeastern areas, where feeling chilly. Elsewhere a dry and settled day with unbroken sunshine. Warm in the sunshine, though a cooling easterly breeze in places.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

High pressure will maintain generally fine weather with plenty of warm sunshine during the day. Often cooler near to North Sea coasts though, and some chilly nights with patchy frost.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 4 Apr 2025

High pressure should prevail for most of the outlook period, maintaining largely settled conditions for much of the time. This should result in lengthy spells of dry and bright weather. It will be breezy at times, especially in the southwest at first. Daytime temperatures will depend on the wind direction and cloud amounts, but most places will be warm for most of the period, and very warm days most likely will be further inland. Overnight frosts are possible on clear nights where winds fall light. There is also the chance of some areas of low cloud or fog, notably around the east coast. Towards the middle of April, the weather may turn more unsettled as rain or showers try to push in from the west.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 3 Apr 2025

An unsettled period is likely around mid April, with interludes of rain or showers at times. Despite being unsettled, there will be fair conditions between weather systems. A return to high pressure is favoured later in the month, bringing mainly dry and fine weather. Temperatures are likely to be around average at first, before climbing to above average later in the more settled weather. This means some warm or very warm days, especially further inland where winds stay light on fair days. This could also mean there might still be some chilly nights any clear skies.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 3 Apr 2025