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Friday starts with blustery showers in the west and in the north east Storm Bronagh is still bringing some more persistent outbreaks of rain. It is very windy in England and Wales with gusts of between 40mph and 50mph in places. Through the rest of the day heavy and blustery showers spread eastwards across central and northern areas, and a few push into the south. It remains very blustery with gusts of over 40mph continuing in the southern half of the UK into the afternoon.

Temperatures will be lower than recently ranging from 8C (46F) in northern Scotland to 17C (63F) in the south east. See the rain and lightning radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, forecast wind gusts, 14:00 BST Fri 21st September

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This evening showers continue in the north. In the south it becomes dry and clear spells allow temperatures to dip quite sharply. Later on cloudier skies spread eastwards over southern and central regions.

Disruption possible this weekend

Tomorrow starts mostly dry but another area of low pressure will be moving in from the Atlantic. During the morning outbreaks of rain push into south western England and southern Wales. Through the afternoon the wet extends across much of southern and central Britain. Elsewhere there will be sunny spells but the north has scattered showers. It will be quite a chilly day.

Overnight and through Sunday heavy rain affects much of England and Wales, possibly leading to flooding in places. Winds strengthen and gales are possible in southern counties. The wet and windy combination leads to the possibility of severe weather and disruption. Scotland and Northern Ireland should stay brighter and showery.

GFS, forecast pressure and precipitation, 13:00 BST Sun 23rd September

High pressure returns next week

Settled weather is expected to return during the first half of next week. The driest and warmest conditions will probably be in the south as high pressure builds. The north west remains more changeable and towards the end of the week showery outbreaks of rain may push southwards.

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