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Tuesday begins murky and mild across much of the country. Through morning a band of patchy rain pushes eastwards across Northern Ireland and into western Scotland. This afternoon the light rain spreads into western Wales and northern England with clearer skies following into the far north west. In southern and central counties low cloud breaks and sunny spells gradually develop.

Temperatures range from 8C (46F) in western Scotland to 17C (63F) in East Anglia and the south eastern corner. See the rain and lightning radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, forecast rain, 16:00 BST Tue 16th October

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Tonight the patchy spells of rain move southeastwards into south western and central England. Clear spells develop in the north but southern counties have another murky night.

Tomorrow some rain is likely in central and southern counties. The north stays mainly dry with the sunniest conditions in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures will be similar to today's.

Meteo France Arpege, forecast temperatures, 16:00 BST Wed 17th October

The rest of the week

Early on Thursday there could be some patchy rain in the south but it should clear quite quickly. Elsewhere a mostly dry day with sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud is expected.

By Friday thicker cloud and more persistent periods of rain push into the north west. During the afternoon wet weather could become more widespread across the north but the southern half of the country remains dry. In the south temperatures will be above the seasonal average.

At this stage the weekend is looking fine in southern and central regions. The north can expect more changeable conditions and on Sunday a band of rain may push southeastwards.

TWO heads for the cloud

During the next couple of weeks we'll be working hard to migrate our website and services to cloud based servers. Very appropriately for a weather based business you may say! The transition means big changes behind the scenes and they could could lead to some service disruption and snagging problems. Once the move is complete we'll have a much flexible platform that makes it easier to expand and provide new services in the future.

GFS, forecast pressure and precipitation, 16:00 BST Sun 21st October

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Temperatures remain above average for the next 10 days. During the last week of October cooler and possibly more changeable conditions are favoured. View latest GEFS.