UK Weather: Bright in the east, rain and strong winds in west

Today:

Dry and rather cold with sunny spells, although cloudier in the west with a band of rain moving eastwards, followed by sunshine and showers for Northern Ireland and southwestern areas later. Windy with coastal gales in the west.

Tonight:

Band of cloud and rain moving across remaining areas, heavy in the northwest, but little rain in the east. Clear spells following, but rain, some heavy for Northern Ireland later.

Wednesday:

Dry, bright and breezy in east after low cloud clears. Cloud and rain in far west moving into other western areas, heavy in northwest with some snow over hills later.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cloudy and windy with rain at times in the west. Drier with sunshine in the southeast, warm in the sunshine, but rain arriving Friday. Showers Saturday with further rain later.