UK Weather: Sunny spells with some heavy showers

Today

Sunny spells and showers for most parts, showers focused in western areas and towards English Channel coasts, a few developing elsewhere. Some of the showers heavy and blustery, possibly with hail and thunder. Breezy. Mild in southeast, somewhat cooler elsewhere.

Tonight

Showers easing, a few continuing near western and southern coasts. Many areas clearer and quite chilly, but strengthening winds bringing cloud and rain to Northern Ireland and Western Scotland later.

Tuesday

Rain affecting Northern Ireland and Scotland at times, this heavy in places, mainly for parts of western Scotland. Drier further south with some sunny intervals. Mild everywhere but increasingly windy.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday

Prolonged, occasionally heavy rain across the west and northwest, particularly across high ground. Mostly dry and bright further southeast, although some rain likely here by Friday. Windy. Mostly very mild.