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UK 5 day weather forecast


Becoming wet and windy.


Rather cloudy with best of sunny intervals in the south and east. A little rain in north and west, turning heavier and persistent over Northern Ireland and west Scotland later with gales developing here, severe for some coasts.


Heavy rain, with strong winds and coastal gales moving southeastwards, severe gales at times in the far north. Blustery showers arriving later in the far northwest.


Rain continuing over England and particularly Wales with a drier period over Scotland and Northern Ireland, though rain returning here from the southwest during the day. Windy with coastal gales.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Unsettled with blustery, heavy showers, these most frequent in the west. More prolonged drier/sunnier interludes in the east. Windy with inland gales possible early on Thursday.


UK long range weather forecast

The weather is likely to remain unsettled and often windy into the start of this period. All areas in the UK are likely to see showers or longer spells of rain at times. Western areas will be wettest with eastern areas seeing more prolonged, drier interludes. Some snow is likely over northern hills, as is expected for the time of year, but overall, temperatures will be around average. Into the following week there is a chance of more settled, drier and brighter conditions in southern areas initially but perhaps extending to the rest of the country for a time. Temperatures are again expected to remain around average initially, but may become milder as things settle down next week.




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