For Scotland there will be bright spells and showers, with a westerly wind that will freshen through the day for W.Scotland. The cloud and rain over southern Scotland will clear away this morning, allowing brighter conditions for SE Scotland but there are already some sharp showers heading into SW Scotland and Glasgow. By this afternoon the showers will be dotted across Scotland with some heavy ones over Eastern Scotland and there is always the chance of hail and thunder in these showers today, and being wintry over the mountains. Temperatures only 7 to 12C

A chilly night

This evening the frontal band in the SE clears and the showers ease elsewhere. Most places become dry and clear and cold, down to 2 or 3 inland, still a risk of frost on the grass in the countryside. In the far north a frontal band of rain will approach N.Scotland with showery bursts into Saturday.

For most of the UK Saturday looks fine and bright. Still cool for most although the SE could see 15 to 17C and with lighter winds it won’t feel too bad. N.Britain will still be breezy and the Southerly winds will pick up for N.Ireland as cloud and rain arrive to end the day. After a wet and windy night, N.Ireland will start Sunday with fine weather and brisk West wind. Britain will have a wet morning with the rain band slowly clearing into the North Sea during the day. It will be blustery and feel cool in the rain and not have time to recover even where the skies brighten.

Another band of wind and rain heads east on Sunday

Another chilly night and Monday starts okay but turns wet and windy once more. Beyond that there are suggestions of warmth from the south, lifting the UK temperatures finally. From the middle of next week there are signs of more high teens and low 20s on the charts. Still not that warm but better than this!