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UK 5 day weather forecast

Headline: High pressure dominating. Variable amounts of cloud throughout.

Today: Dry and bright with sunny spells across the south, after the clearance of any fog patches. Cloudier further north with some light and patchy rain affecting parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria into the afternoon. Gusty winds across Scotland.

Tonight: Cloud sinking south into central areas overnight, otherwise largely dry with clear spells. Thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain across western Scotland. Some fog patches developing across the southwest later.

Friday: Largely settled on Friday, with variable amounts of cloud, but some sunny spells too, the best of any sunshine across the northeast. Thicker cloud and patchy rain across western Scotland.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

High pressure dominates into the weekend and Monday, bringing mostly dry conditions, light winds, sunny spells, and near-average temperatures, but with chilly nights and patchy fog. Near normal daytime temperatures.

Updated:05:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 9 Oct 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Monday 13 Oct - Wednesday 22 Oct

High pressure is expected to be the dominant weather type across the UK at the start of this period. Whilst some rain and drizzle is likely in places on Monday, the rest of the first week is expected to be predominantly dry. Cloud amounts will vary, but most areas will see some spells of sunshine and there could be a few isolated fog patches overnight. Temperatures are likely to be close to normal for the time of year. During the second half of this period, there are signs that the overall pattern will shift with low pressure systems probably moving in from the west in some fashion. However, details of any wetter and more unsettled weather are still very uncertain.

Updated:15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Oct 2025

Thursday 23 Oct - Thursday 6 Nov

This period is likely to see changeable conditions across the UK with low pressure systems tending to dominate. Showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, perhaps heavy in places. Temperatures will probably be close to normal.

Updated:16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Oct 2025

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