Wednesday Lots of clouds around again through Wednesday morning. There will be showery bursts of rain across many areas of Wales, England and Ireland. A further band of rain crossing Scotland, mostly light and patchy. Showers, then affect western Scotland. The afternoon may see the cloud being more broken with some bright or sunny spells developing, although always low cloud affecting western and southern coasts and hills, as well as some coastal fog. Highs at 16 to 20C.

Wednesday Night Cloud increasing tonight bringing rain and drizzle to Ireland. Drizzle and mist over western and southern coasts of England and Wales. Drier north and east at first, but the cloud increasing and outbreaks of rain developing across Scotland and northwest England. A murky end to the night for many western and northern areas with extensive hill and coastal fog. Lows at 6C in central Scotland but more widely 9 to 12C.

Thursday A moist southwest flow affecting much of England and Wales on Thursday. This is going to be bringing low cloud, drizzle and some fog to western and southern coasts , although the cloud should break with sunny spells developing. Inland areas will be cloudy at first, but the cloud breaks quickly and sunny spells develop making it feel warm. Fronts in Scotland give rain to northern, central and western Scotland as well as central and western Ireland. Murky for coasts and hills of southern and eastern Ireland. Highs at 17C in northern Scotland, 22C in any sunshine in southeast England.

Friday High pressure east of the UK on Friday. A front in Scotland bringing rain in the west. Low cloud and drizzle western and southern Ireland. Dry and warm England and Wales although always a threat of low cloud and drizzle over western coasts. Eastern parts of England seeing the best sunshine. In the afternoon cloud will thicken in the southwest with rain spreading to southwest England in the evening. Highs at 17C western Scotland, 19C in Ireland, 23 to 26C much of England and Wales.

Breezy with cloud and showers, morning rain clearing east Rain this morning across central and eastern areas of the country. Turning drier and cloud, with some drizzle through much of England and Wales although showers and drizzle affecting western coasts and hills. Heavier showers in Ireland with the southwest breeze increasing too. Showers spreading through nearly all areas during this morning and into the afternoon. Most of the showers over Ireland and western Scotland. More scattered showers or bursts of rain in many other areas and staying breezy. Brighter and drier in parts of southern England. Feeling warmer too in the south. Through this evening and overnight areas of showers and rain spread into Wales, central and southern England where the southwest wind picks up further. Heavy showers for northern England and western Scotland, fewer showers in the east. The showers also tending to mease in Ireland.

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Becoming warmer and more settled although some showers at first and Saturday Showers on Wednesday but then higher pressure building to the east, turning the wind flow more southerly and bringing some warmer air into the British isles. Not every day will be warm, for example Saturday turns cooler for a time as thundery rain clears east. Then higher pressure builds over the country next week introducing drier weather for many and warm conditions. For the weather for the next few days click here

Friday 22/5/26 High pressure east of the UK on Friday. A front in Scotland bringing rain in the west. Low cloud and drizzle western and southern Ireland. Dry and warm England and Wales although always a threat of low cloud and drizzle over western coasts. Eastern parts of England seeing the best sunshine. In the afternoon cloud will thicken in the southwest with rain spreading to southwest England in the evening. Highs at 17C western Scotland, 19C in Ireland, 23 to 26C much of England and Wales.

Saturday 23/5/26 An area of thundery rain through England and Wales on Saturday morning, this moving east to be over East Anglia and southeast England in the early afternoon. Higher pressure then building from the west and this is going to be bringing drier, brighter weather across Ireland and western areas of the British isles throughout the day, the drier weather reaching all in the afternoon. Highs at 19 to 22C for most, 25C in the southeast.

Sunday 24/5/26 High pressure builds on Sunday. Fair for most with some early morning mist and fog patches. Sunshine developing. Cloud and some rain may affect the far north of Scotland courtesy of a warm front passing close by. Highs at 17 to 24C.

Monday 25/5/26 High pressure remains over the country on Monday. The risk of some low cloud over eastern coasts at first. For most it will be dry and fair with lots of sunshine, best in the west. Low cloud and drizzle may affect the far northwest of Scotland too. Highs at 20 to 25C.

Tuesday 26/5/26 High pressure may be over Scotland on Tuesday. Low cloud over eastern coasts of England and Scotland at first, this tending to brea Then sunny spells developing for all. Highs at 18C on eastern coasts, mainly 20 to 27C. Wednesday 27/5/26 High pressure east of the country on Wednesday. Broken cloud and some sunny spells as well as feeling very warm. A risk of thundery showers in western and southern Ireland. Highs at 19 to 25C.

Fair Mediterranean but showers to the north

Tuesday Fine through Spain and Portugal with good spels of sunshine, especially in the east. Fair through the Balearics with more sunshine here. Corsica and Sardinia stay dry and sunny. More sunshine in Italy where it is becoming warm. Greece and Turkey will be dry too with more sunshine here. Rain affects the northern half of France. The southern half will be dry with sunny spells. Cloud and rain in the Low Countries too. Dry with sunshine for Germany. Cloud and a few showers in Poland. Hungary will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Fair for Austria with plenty of sunshine. Switzerland remains dry and fair with more sunshine. Cloud and periods of rain in Denmark. Wet in the Baltic States, some heavy rain here. Further rain in Finland. Sweden should be mostly dry but rather cloudy in the east. Cloud and some rain in southwestern areas of Norway, but fair and dry in the north.

Wednesday Sunshine and dry weather in Spain and Portugal. Fair in the Balearics and remaining fair for most of Italy too. Greece should be fair with sunshine here. Heavy showers in northern Turkey, fair in southern areas with lots of sunshine. Central and southern France will be dry and warm. Good spells of sunshine. A few spots of rain and cloud in the far north of FRance. Scattered showers for the Low Countries with rain in northern Germany. Poland sees a few showers, most in the west. Hungary should be dry with sunny spells. Austria will have some showers. Further showers in eastern Switzerland but dry and bright in the west. Rain extends from southern Norway to Denmark, most of it light and patchy. he Baltic States will be bright with some sunshine and dry. Further spells of sunshine to come through Finland and dry here. Sweden will be dry in central and northern areas although rain in the far south. Fair for central and northern Norway.