Simon: Cloud and outbreaks of rain in parts of Ireland and northern England this morning, heavy over northeast England for a time. Becoming drier and brighter in southern areas. Still very messy.

A cluster of heavy likely thundery showers now moving into and across Yorkshire into Northumberland and Borders later into Lanarkshire, Stirling into Argyll through the evening 10 to 12C, whilst sunshine for the remainder of the afternoon and into the evening across western Highland and surrounding Islands 16C going into the evening, A band of cloud and rain continues west to east Dyfed to Wiltshire to Suffolk continues to moves slowly northwards though easing and fragmenting through the evening. Another area of rain moves across Staffordshire into Lancashire and Cumbria to give a dull evening

John : Sunny through the afternoon across Scotland and N.Ireland temperatures 17 to 19C during the afternoon. Continuing cloudy for much of England and Wales with outbreaks of rain, continuing during the afternoon from Dyfed to Gwent, into Somerset to Worcestershire through Berkshire to Suffolk being overcast with low cloud cover a steady 10C through afternoon, a cluster of showers moving across Norfolk into Lincolnshire and later skirting into Yorkshire 10C near and on coasts briefly 13C with sunshine

John : Sunny through the afternoon across Scotland and N.Ireland temperatures 17 to 19C during the afternoon. Continuing cloudy for much of England and Wales with outbreaks of rain, continuing during the afternoon from Dyfed to Gwent, into Somerset to Worcestershire through Berkshire to Suffolk being overcast with low cloud cover a steady 10C through afternoon, a cluster of showers moving across Norfolk into Lincolnshire and later skirting into Yorkshire 10C near and on coasts briefly 13C with sunshine

John : Cloudy and wet for most today with rain becoming prolonged and often heavy, maybe thundery persisting during the day across from E.Anglia through the midlands and into Wales with low cloud giving mis/fog along North Sea coasts, temperatures 10C. For nw England and into Scotland mainly dry with sunshine 15C during the morning, sunshine and becoming warm for Channel counties 18C

Simon: Watching for some heavy, thundery showers developing this afternoon and evening in parts of the Midlands, eastern England and Wales.

Simon: Rain this morning in Southern Ireland and across southwest England and southern Wales. This eases for a while. Best sunshine in northern England and Scotland where it will be warm in the west.

Filotas: A mostly dry and bright start to the day with sunny spells especially over the east. Any remaining rain over western Ireland will soon clear away. Through the afternoon scattered showers will develop over land, a few heavy ones over northern England. Later in the afternoon, thick cloud and heavy thundery showers will reach the southern coast gradually moving northwest. Temperatures will rise put to 15C in north, and 19C in south.

Simon: Wet and cool in western areas today but drier, sunnier and warmer for most central and eastern parts.