UK FORECAST

GENERAL FORECAST

Dry with early mist dispersing to leave sunny spells in the South East. Some sunshine in the South, the Midlands and parts of the North East, but the West and Wales staying cloudy. Scotland and Northern Ireland will be cloudy with patchy rain, turning heavy and persistent in the Hebrides later.

REGIONAL FORECASTS

South East, South, Channel Islands: Dry with sunny spells and a little patchy cloud. Less breezy inland. Winds E fresh. Max 16C 61F. London, Midlands, North East, East

Anglia: Dry. Early mist patches clearing to leave long sunny spells and some patchy cloud. wind NE Gentle. Max 16C 61F.

South West, Wales, North West: Mist patches lifting. Dry but cloudy morning, some sunshine later. Wind E gentle. Max 16C 61F.

Scotland: Fog lifting. Cloudy with spells of rain, mainly in the North. Wind S fresh in the North, but S gentle elsewhere. Max 14C 57F.

Northern Ireland, Eire: Fog lifting. Cloudy with showers in the North, dry with sunny spells elsewhere. Wind NW light. Max 16C 61F.

WEEK AHEAD

Dry with sunny spells tomorrow. Similar on Tuesday, but with isolated showers in the East. Fog dispersing on Wednesday. Some patchy rain across the UK on Thursday. Mostly fine in the South on Friday, risk of rain in the North. Rain in the North and East on Saturday, mostly fine elsewhere.