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Saturday starts with a band of rain over parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Through the day it pushes southwards into northern England but the rain becomes increasingly patchy. Ahead of it there will be warm sunny spells but a few showers could break out in the south east. Clearer and colder conditions follow on behind it.

Temperatures range from 7C (45F) in the far north to a warm 19C (66F) in the south east. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, cloud cover, 15:00 GMT Sat 30th March

Tonight patchy outbreaks of rain push down into central and southern counties. In the north clear periods lead to the risk of ground frost and in Scotland temperatures dip below 0C (32F).

PS: Don't forget the clocks go forward by 1 hour at 1am tonight as British Summer Time (BST) starts.

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Tomorrow morning light rain is likely in southern and central counties. During the afternoon it turns drier and brighter. The north has a mostly dry and sunny day, although there could be an odd wintry shower. Temperatures will be lower than recently.

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Sun 31st March

Colder and showery outlook

Monday is looking bright and chilly in England and Wales. After a bright start across Scotland and Northern Ireland it clouds over and persistent outbreaks of rain push in. Over the mountains snow is likely. 

On Tuesday outbreaks of rain clear southeastwards. Colder conditions follow on and heavy showers develop. Hail and thunder is likely in places and in the north some of the showers turn to snow.  

The cold conditions continue on Wednesday. Wintry showers are expected to be widespread and heavy. Over higher ground in central and northern regions there is the potential for moderate falls of snow. Even southern counties could see a few flakes of snow. 

The rest of the week is looking changeable and chilly. All regions probably have showers or longer spells of rain at times. In the north the risk of snow remains. 

GFS pressure and 500hPa heights, 15:00 GMT Thu 4th April

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