UK weather: Sunny spells with thundery showers into the afternoon

Here's how the UK's weather is shaping up for today and the rest of this week.

Today:

A rather cloudy start with showers, especially in the northeast and southwest. Cloud breaking to allow more in the way of sunny spells to develop by afternoon but also a scattering of heavy, possibly thundery showers. Feeling a little warmer.

Tonight:

Showers, some heavy, dying out by midnight to leave a mostly dry night with occasional clear spells and perhaps a few mist patches by dawn.

Thursday:

A warmer day for most with sunny spells and fewer showers, although some may be quite heavy in the south and east. Light winds.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Sunny spells and showers for Friday, though many areas dry. Showers, heavy and thundery in places, develop Saturday and Sunday; more persistent rain in the south at first Saturday.