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Saturday begins wet in much of England, Wales and eastern Scotland but it is a drier in Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Through the day rain continues but it becomes patchier and increasingly focused on central and eastern areas. In the north east outbreaks of rain remain heavier and at times they turn to snow.

Arpege 00z, forecast precipitation, 16:00 BST Sat 31st March

It stays cold with maximum temperatures ranging from 3C (37F) in the north to 8C (46F) in the south. See the recently upgraded rainfall and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

Tonight showery rain and snow continues in the east. Elsewhere it becomes mostly dry and clear spells in the north and west lead to a frost. In the Scottish Glens temperatures could dip to around -8C (18F).

Easter Sunday and Monday

Tomorrow a cold east or southeasterly flow covers the UK. There should be quite a lot of dry weather but wintry showers are likely in the east. During the second half of the day cloud builds across the southern half of the UK and heavy outbreaks of rain spread into the south west.

Arpege 00z, surface pressure and precipitation, 17:00 BST Sun 1st April

On Bank Holiday Monday an area of heavy rain pushes northeastwards and on its leading edge snow is likely.  Significant and disruptive accumulations of snow are possible in central and northern regions.

ICON 00z, precipitation, 07:00 BST Mon 2nd April

Through the rest of next week it remains unsettled. Central and northern regions probably stay cold. In the south the focus is on wet weather and close to average temperatures.

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