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Monday starts with a few showers in the north and west but it is mostly dry. The rest of the day will be fine and sunny in much of the country. Thicker cloud continues to bring scattered showers to Northern Ireland and Scotland.  

Temperatures range from 8C (46F) in Scotland to 13C (55F) in the south of England. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, cloud cover, 15:00 GMT Mon 25th March

Tonight clear periods allow temperatures to drop quite sharply. By the end of the night a widespread ground frost is likely and in places temperatures could dip below 0C (32F).

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Tomorrow the fine weather continues in much of the UK. However Scotland has cloudier skies and in the west outbreaks of rain are likely. After a cold start it should feel pleasantly warm in the afternoon.

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Tue 26th March

Colder at the weekend

During Wednesday and Thursday high pressure remains centred over the southern half of the UK. It keeps the weather settled and quite warm in much of the country. Daytime temperatures could reach 18C (64F) in eastern England. In the north west a southwesterly flow brings thicker cloud and patchy rain at times. 

By Friday the high pressure begins to migrate eastwards. That change allows colder and showery conditions to move down from the north this weekend. Next week high pressure probably builds again to keep things mainly settled.

GFS pressure and 500hPa heights, 15:00 GMT Sat 30th March

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Dry conditions are favoured for much of the period, although the risk of rain increases later on. Above average upper air temperatures are shown in the short term but they fall quite sharply in early April. View latest GEFS.