Today (Thursday): An exceptionally mild day across the UK. It will be largely cloudy for many, with some light rain or drizzle across western areas. The rain will be most persistent across western Scotland. Some sunny spells will develop across the Midlands and eastern areas of England through the day. It may also be brighter across north-east Wales and Merseyside, as well as the east coast of Scotland. Windy in the north.

Tonight (Thursday night): Patchy drizzle will continue across some western areas through the night. There will be variable amounts of cloud elsewhere, with the longest of any clearer spells across the Midlands, eastern England and east Scotland. A mild night, but windy across Scotland.

UK Outlook (Friday and Saturday): A largely cloudy start across England and Wales on Friday with the odd spot of rain, but it will turn drier and brighter from the north. However, it will remain largely cloudy across southern areas until the end of the day. Northern Ireland will have a largely cloudy but dry day. Scotland will be windy with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Most of the showers will be in the west and will be wintry on the high ground. Saturday will be less mild, but it will be bright across England and Wales with spells of sunshine. Increasingly cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland with some drizzle developing.