Met Office: Heavy rain in the South, fine in the North

Today:

Fine and generally dry with sunny spells for Scotland, Northern Ireland and western Wales. Cloudier elsewhere, especially eastern, central and southern England where spells of rain, heavy at times. Breezy for much of England and Wales.

Tonight:

Evening rain over parts of England gradually clearing away, clear spells following. Elsewhere, many areas dry with clear spells and another chilly night in the north and west.

Saturday:

Dry with sunny spells for most areas and generally warmer than today. Cloudier across parts of Scotland where a few showers. Thunderstorms may move into southern UK during the evening.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Becoming increasingly unsettled from the south Sunday, with spells of rain, locally heavy and thundery, mainly for England. Less unsettled for Scotland and NI. Many areas more settled by Tuesday.