Plenty of late evening sunshine leading to a settled night. Widely clear skies, though cloudier in the southwest with a few spots of rain by dawn. Cool for rural areas but very mild elsewhere, with some patchy mist in places. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Thursday:
Plenty of sunshine, though turning cloudier in the afternoon with a risk of isolated, though potentially heavy and thundery showers. The warmest day of the week with light winds. Maximum temperature 27 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Feeling fresher from Friday as temperatures gradually drop, returning to the seasonal average over the weekend. Small chance of showers on Friday, otherwise mostly dry during this period. Turning breezier.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Mainly dry with spells of sunshine across the UK at the start of this period, and feeling slightly less warm than the previous week. A few showers are likely in places, mainly along coasts in the north and east. Little change is expected through the working week, with a large amount of dry weather and sunny spells. Some showers or longer spells of rain may develop at times, and if they do they are most likely to affect the north of the UK, while further south dry weather is likely to prevail. Winds will mostly be light, but could become stronger at times in the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal or slightly above normal for the time of year.
Updated:
Fairly typical spring weather is likely through the second half of May. Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall.