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Tuesday starts with showers in the north and west. Elsewhere it is dry and chilly. This morning cloud builds in the west and through the afternoon outbreaks of rain move across Northern Ireland and into western Britain. It also becomes windy. Central and eastern areas remain dry and in the south sunny spells continue.

Temperatures range from 7C (45F) in the north to 9C (48F) in the south west. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, rain, 15:00 GMT Tue 19th February

Tonight spells of rain continue in the north but more showery conditions gradually return from the west. Southern and central regions have a mainly dry night and locally there could be a touch of ground frost.

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Tomorrow it remains windy in the north and west with further rain but also some brighter intervals. The heaviest outbreaks of rain are likely to be in western Britain. Elsewhere it stays dry and the south has sunny periods. It will be mild. 

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Wed 20th February

Exceptionally mild late in the week

On Thursday there could be some patchy rain in the north west but it should be mostly dry. Sunny spells and very mild conditions make it feel springlike. Temperatures could reach an exceptional 17C (63F) in north eastern Scotland due to a foehn effect.  

During the rest of the week a lot of fine weather is expected, although Atlantic disturbances may brush the north west and bring some rain at times. A south or southwesterly wind continues to feed unusually mild air in and temperatures will be well into the teens Celsius in much of the country.

The highest temperature recorded in the UK in February is 19.7C (67F). It was recorded in Greenwich, London, in 1998 and there is an outside chance of it being challenged on Friday.   

GFS pressure and 500hPa heights, 15:00 GMT Sun 24th February

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