Sunny spells and scattered showers on Thursday.

Today: Any early cloud or mist or fog patches soon clearing to sunny spells. Scattered blustery showers will develop, however many parts of the south staying dry. Perhaps a touch milder than recent days. Maximum Temperature 17C.

Tonight: Dry and clear this evening and overnight with winds easing light. Turning chilly with fog patches, dense in places, forming inland after midnight. Minimum Temperature 3C.

Friday: After a fine morning cloud thickening from the west with long periods of occasionally heavy rain and strong winds spreading east. Rain clearing by midnight. Maximum Temperature 17C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Windy on Saturday with occasional showers and long clear or sunny spells. Mostly dry on Sunday and Monday with variable cloud and light winds.

UK Outlook for Monday 3 Oct 2022 to Wednesday 12 Oct 2022: A mixture of sunny spells and showers or longer periods of rain is expected at the start of October. A northwest/southeast split in weather conditions is likely through the first half of next week, with cloud and occasionally heavy rain in the northwest, and drier conditions in the southeast. Winds generally light, but likely stronger in the northwest. Later in the period, we may see a shift towards drier and more settled weather. Some spells of wetter weather remain likely at times; these are most probable in the northwest but could possibly spread to other areas too. Temperatures likely to be close to average throughout or perhaps slightly above average by the end of the period.

UK Outlook for Thursday 13 Oct 2022 to Thursday 27 Oct 2022: Drier and more settled conditions are most likely at the start of the period, though some periods of wetter weather remain probable. Later in October, there is an increasing chance of unsettled conditions developing more widely across the UK for a time. Temperatures most likely to be near normal or slightly above normal.