UK weather: Mostly cloudy with some rain, slowly clearing from the west

Today:

Largely cloudy, with outbreaks of rain in many western parts, slowly moving east to be replaced by clearer skies already in far west. Some sunny breaks in eastern, especially southeastern parts. Windy at first in the north. Mild, especially southeast.

Tonight:

Rain continuing to slowly move east, clearer skies following with a few showers for western coasts. Light winds, frosty under clearing skies with chance of patchy freezing fog by dawn.

Friday:

Cloudy with further rain for many eastern areas, sunny spells and isolated showers in the west. Showers possibly heavy for a time in the southwest. Light and variable winds.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Further rain across central and eastern areas. Dry, elsewhere with some sunshine. Drier conditions developing more widely on Sunday and Monday. Colder than recently, with patchy overnight frost.