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Friday starts with patchy fog in central and eastern areas. In other areas it's overcast and in the north west there is some light rain. This morning fog lifts and across England and Wales sunny spells develop. Northern Ireland and western Scotland remain cloudy through the day and there will be outbreaks of rain at times.  

It will another very mild day. Temperatures range from 12C (54F) to 17C (63F) in much of the country. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Fri 22nd February

Tonight it remains dry. The north west has a good deal of cloud but in other areas clear spells mean fog is a risk. 

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Tomorrow outbreaks of rain push across Northern Ireland and into western Britain. Elsewhere early fog lifts but there will generally be more cloud than today. Despite that some bright spells develop and it becomes very mild again with temperatures into the teens Celsius. 

Meteo France Arpege, rain, 15:00 GMT Sat 23rd February

Springlike weather continues

By Sunday another wedge of very warm upper level air pushes northwards over the UK. In Northern Ireland there is a risk of Atlantic disturbances bringing rain later on but elsewhere a dry and very mild day is expected. Sunny spells develop widely with the best of them in the east.

Early next week high pressure stays centred to the southeast of the UK. Atlantic disturbances may bring some rain to the north west, but elsewhere the settled period continues. Winds from a south or southwesterly direction keep it unusually mild with daytime temperatures reaching the teens Celsius widely.

The highest UK February temperature on record is 19.7C (67F). It was recorded in Greenwich, London, in 1998 and there is a chance of it being challenged this week.

During the second half of the week there are signs of a change with pressure falling and weather fronts pushing in from the Atlantic. That suggests an increasing chance of rain and closer to average temperatures.

GFS pressure and 500hPA heights, 15:00 GMT Thu 28th February

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