UK Weather: Rain across central and northern areas, but very mild south

Today

Mostly dry, bright and very mild in the south, although some drizzle for western hills. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain across central areas. Colder with sunny intervals and blustery showers for the north, wintry over hills.

Tonight

Rain moving south into Wales and central England, but southern parts remaining dry. Frequent showers across northern areas, wintry over hills and to lower levels in the far north.

Wednesday

Band of cloud and occasional moving south into southern areas, where still very mild. Central areas becoming mostly dry and bright, whilst windy in the north with occasional wintry showers.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday

Wintry showers in the north Thursday, elsewhere rain clearing from the far south then dry. Very windy across northern Scotland. Mostly fine Friday before rain spreads to northern areas Saturday.