Issued: 0800 Tuesday 4th October 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Patchy drizzle in the east and south but mostly dry, feeling chilly in the wind

High pressure stays to the east of the country through the coming week. The flow will be from the east or northeast overall and this will be bringing a fair amount of cloud with a risk of drizzle in the east and south. Western and northern parts tending to be drier overall with the best of any brightness here. Feeling chilly in the wind as well.

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Friday 7/10/16
The area of high pressure remains over Norway today. This again brings an easterly flow through the UK and Ireland. There will be plenty of cloud in easter, southern and central England and Scotland. Some outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Staying mostly dry further west with a few bright spells, although some patchy drizzle in eastern Ireland. Highs at 11 to 15C.

Saturday 8/10/16
It stays breezy for Saturday with high pressure in northern Norway. Eastern areas tending to be cloudy with some patchy rain and drizzle here. There could be some spots of rain in the far south of England too. Drier in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Highs of 12 to 16C.
 

Sunday 9/10/16
High pressure remains in northern Scandinavia on Sunday. There could be more cloud in eastern, central and southern England with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Staying fair in western Scotland, although some cloud and spots of drizzle in eastern Ireland and Scotland. Temperatures at 12 to 15C.
 

Monday 10/10/16
Little changes on Monday with higher pressure over northern Scandinavia again. This brings a northeast flow to the UK and Ireland. Cloud and some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle in the east and south, but brighter and drier in the west. Tops at 11 to 15C.

Tuesday 11/10/16
Higher pressure remains to the east on Tuesday. This is going to be bringing another mostly dry day. Eastern and southern areas may have some spots of rain and drizzle, but the north and west should be dry and brighter. Highs at 12 to 16C.

Wednesday/10/16
The northeasterly flow continues through Wednesday. Some coud and patchy rain in Ireland and western Scotland. A further area of rain may slip through southeast England. Drier elsewhere with broken cloud. Cool again at 12 to 16C.