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FRIDAY

Mainly dry with sunny spells. A few isolated showers may develop in the late afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with light northerly breezes.

Friday night will be dry with long clear spells. Some patches of mist and fog will develop in the near calm conditions. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.

SATURDAY

On Saturday morning, any patchy mist and fog will soon clear to give a largely dry day with spells of sunshine. Cloud will increase from the west during the evening. Quite warm with highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees and light, variable breezes.

OVERVIEW

Mainly dry apart from some rain on Saturday night and Sunday. Warm on Friday and Saturday. Becoming cooler from Sunday onwards.

SATURDAY NIGHT

Saturday night will start off dry. Rain and drizzle will develop in the west and northwest around midnight and will spread eastwards to most areas overnight. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with mostly light southerly winds, which will be fresher along Atlantic coasts.

SUNDAY

It will start off mostly cloudy and damp with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The rain will gradually clear eastwards with sunny spells and perhaps a few light showers following. It will become noticeably cooler as the rain clears with moderate to fresh northwest winds becoming established and highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

SUNDAY NIGHT

It will be mainly dry with clear spells and a few showers in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.

MONDAY

It will be mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.

TUESDAY

It will continue cool and mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with moderate northwest breezes.

WEDNESAY

It will also be mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and light north to northwest breezes. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, there'll be a greater chance of some showers. It will become a bit milder.