Forecast for the Week Ahead - Unsettled and mild at first, cold and dry towards the end of the week

TONIGHT

A mixture of cloud along with occasional clear spells but also some showers, some of which are likely to be very heavy locally. Temperature 14-15°C Wind west-southwest 17-30mph becoming southwest and dropping to 14-26mph by dawn Rainfall 1-6mm witth locally variable amounts

TOMORROW

Heavy showers at first, clearing for a time to allow some bright or sunny spells to develop with just the odd rogue shower moving through, although by evening we will see further heavy and perhaps thundery downpours. Temperature 16-17°C Wind southwest 14--26mph becoming south 12-18mph then turning southeast by the evening Rainfall 3-15mm with highly localised variations

TUESDAY

Further showery spells of rain, sometimes heavy and thundery but also some brighter spells in between. Staying mild in a moderate to fresh south-southwest wind

WEDNESDAY

Further showers at first but these will likely ease away through the day. Still fairly mild in a moderate southwest breeze

THURSDAY

Spells of rain developing as colder air moves down from the north. Feeling cooler but around average for the time of year in a moderate northwest breeze

FRIDAY

Drier and much colder with sunny spells and broken cloud. Feeling colder than average for the time of year in a moderate breeze from the north