UK FORECAST

GENERAL FORECAST

Cloudy and wet start across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Drier and colder in Scotland, with the best of the brightness in the North. Rain for England and Wales throughout, Northern Ireland and Scotland becoming dry later, especially North Scotland.

REGIONAL FORECASTS

South East, London, South: Cloudy and damp start. Rain turning light and patchy as the day progresses. Wind SW moderate. Max 14C 57F.

South West, Channel Islands: Rain becoming lighter for a time, then heavier later. Wind SW moderate. Max 13C 55F. East Anglia, Midlands, Wales, North West, North East: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, especially in the middle of the day. Wind light variable. Max 12C 54F.

Scotland: Largely dry. Sunny spells and isolated showers in the North, cloudy with patchy drizzle in the South. Wind NE light. Max 9C 48F.

Northern Ireland, Eire: Cloudy with light and patchy rain, brighter in the far North later. Wind W light. Max 12C 54F.

WEEK AHEAD:

Damp in the South tomorrow. Elsewhere, mainly dry but cloudy with few bright spells. Dull with isolated drizzle on Tuesday and Wednesday, but with heavier rain for North Scotland. Bright spells on Thursday, but with some drizzle. Some brightness for the weekend, rain mostly in the North West.