UK Weather: Warmth to fade as showers replace sunshine in weekend forecast

Over the weekend, high pressure will pull away towards the east. This will allow weather fronts to approach from the west.

By Saturday morning, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain across the far south-west of England. This rain will then move north-eastwards across Wales, Northern Ireland and into north-west England through the afternoon.

Despite a bright start, the western half of the UK will turn rather cloudy. The best of the sunshine and the warmest conditions will hang on across the far south-east of England which could still see highs of 22C (72F).

On Saturday night, the cloud and rain will push eastwards across the UK and Sunday will see areas of lingering cloud, sunny spells and showers. It will feel fresher for all with highs of 11-18C.

While a lot of the rain will be light and patchy and some places will escape it altogether, this weekend heralds a return to more typical April conditions. Rather than the wall-to-wall sunshine of late, there will be cloud, fresh south-westerly winds and some more appreciable, much-needed rainfall for the parched ground at the start of the new week.