Weather: Further heavy rain for western parts, windy and very mild

Today:

Further rain, heavy and persistent at times, affecting northern England, southern Scotland, more of Wales and then southwest England by the middle of the day. Brighter with showers in the northwest, whilst staying mild and dry in the southeast. Breezy.

Tonight:

East Anglia and the SE of England remaining mostly dry, whilst elsewhere further rain or showers, heavy at times, is expected. Mild or very mild. Windy across England and Wales.

Friday:

Northern Ireland sunshine and isolated showers. Elsewhere further spells of heavy rain slowly clearing eastwards through the day with sunny spells following to all but perhaps the east by evening.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Unsettled with bands of rain and showers, heavy at times, and often windy. Some sunny spells in between. Temperatures around to slightly below the average for the time of year.