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[Updated 08:00 20/04/2018]
Yesterday was the hottest April day since 1949 with temperatures in London reaching 29.1C (84F). A change back to more typical conditions for the time of year will take place in the coming days.
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Friday starts dry across most of the UK but outbreaks of rain are affecting the Western Isles and parts of western Scotland. Through the day sunny periods develop widely but the northern half of Scotland remains cloudier and showery.
Temperatures range from 11C (52F) in the far north west to a very warm 27C (81F) in the London area. Generally it will be cooler the farther north and west you head. See the rain radar for the latest view.
Meteo France Arpege 00z, forecast temperatures, 16:00 BST Thu 19th April
Tonight most of the UK stays dry but in the south west heavy showers could break out later on. It will be chilly in the north but southern England remains warm and muggy.
Tomorrow brings more sunshine but heavy showers move up from the south into western England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Elsewhere it stays fine and warm but temperatures are likely to be slightly lower than recently.
During the evening and overnight thundery showers spread eastwards across much of the country. If you are planning to have a barbecue keep and eye on the rain radar.
Arpege 00z, forecast precipitation, 16:00 BST Sat 21st April
On Sunday the heavy showers clear eastwards to leave spells of warm sunshine in the south. Patchy outbreaks of rain affect central and northern regions and in the west they could be heavy at times.
Cooler and changeable weather spreads eastwards across all of the UK early next week. There will be drier and brighter interludes with the best of them in the south, but all regions can expect showers or longer spells of rain too.
The GFS chart below for next Wednesday shows a cool Atlantic flow covering much of northwestern Europe.
GFS 00z, forecast pressure and 500hPa heights, 16:00 BST Wed 25th April
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