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[Updated 08:08 06/05/2019]
Bank Holiday Monday will be a cool day with showers in the north and east. The rest of the week is looking mixed. During Wednesday wet and windy weather spreads across much of the UK as a deep area of low pressure approaches from the Atlantic. Showery conditions return for Thursday and Friday but it could become drier at the weekend....READ IN FULL
Monday starts with showery rain in the north of the UK. Southern and central areas are mainly dry. Through the day an area of showers move down into northern and eastern England. A mix of sunshine and wintry showers follows behind it into Scotland. Wales and southern England should remain dry and some sunny spells develop.
It will be cool again. Temperatures range from 8C (46F) in Scotland to 13C (55F) in the south. See the rain radar for the latest view.
Meteo France Arpege, rain, 16:00 BST Mon 6th May
Tonight showers continue in central and northern regions. The south has a dry night. Cloudier skies mean the frost risk will be lower than recently.
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Tomorrow showers becomes more widespread and in places they will be heavy. Temperatures in the south won't be too far off the average but in the north it will be cold enough for snow over high ground.
Meteo France Arpege, rain, 16:00 BST Tue 7th May
On Wednesday outbreaks of heavy rain spread northeastwards across much of the country, although it may remain brighter and showery in Scotland. It also becomes windy. Brighter conditions could return to the south in the afternoon. In sunny spells it should feel quite warm, however there is the likelihood of thundery showers breaking out.
Thursday and Friday bring a mix of sunny spells and heavy showers. It remains cold in the north but in brighter parts of the south it will feel warmer.
By the start of the weekend a cold northerly air stream is expected to return as low pressure pulls away eastwards. Forecast details are uncertain but high pressure may build in from the west by Sunday to bring drier and brighter conditions.
GFS 500hPa heights and pressure, 16:00 BST Fri 10th May
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