For much of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it is a bright and cheerful Saturday morning with plenty of sunshine around after a chilly start. However, conditions are very different over parts of Ireland where some very heavy showers with hail and thunder have swept in from the west.

The culprit is an area of low pressure that is tracking south-eastwards across Ireland this morning, before moving across parts of Wales and southwest England this afternoon. This will bring some very heavy showers into Wales and south-western England this afternoon, with localised downpours and some very gusty winds expected - please see our Severe Weather Warning for more details on this as there could be some very nasty conditions for a time...

For most parts though it will be a bright day with plenty of sunny spells. There will be some showers, notably around windward coasts, but nothing like what is expected towards the southwest. Temperatures everywhere will be close to normal, and it won't feel too bad in the sunshine.

Tonight will see a widespread frost forming in central and northern areas were skies clear, but around the coasts a few showers may keep going, and across parts of England and Wales the heavier showers in the southwest may become more widespread along southern counties, with warm sea temperatures helping trigger some hefty downpours with hail and thunder.

Sunday looks like an improving day with the heavy showers in the south gradually becoming fewer in number and many areas will become dry by evening. This leads to a cold night with a widespread frost on Sunday night, but a bright start to Monday before more rain moves into western areas.

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A chilly start greets many parts this morning as clearer skies overnight allowed temperatures to fall back down towards freezing, and just below across some northern areas. There's also some mist and fog patches around over central and eastern parts, but towards the west there is more cloud and rain moving in from off the Atlantic.

This rain will gradually make its way eastwards across the country today and tonight, moving across Ireland this morning, Scotland, Wales and western England this afternoon, and then across remaining eastern areas by tonight. Some of the rain could be on the heavy side for a time as it moves through, along with some blustery winds too, so it won't feel particularly pleasant under that rain band. With those freshening winds, and after the cold start, temperatures will struggle to rise somewhat, probably just about making 10C in most parts.

Brighter skies with a few showers will follow the rain into the west this afternoon, whilst ahead of the front the mist and fog will tend to lift into low cloud, before breaking up a little to allow some weak sunshine through for a time. The rain will gradually clear away from the east tonight, with clear spells and scattered showers over central and western parts. The clear slots will allow some frost and fog to form over Scotland again, but more breeze towards the south will prevent this.

Further showers will affect many areas at times throughout the weekend, and as the winds go into the northeast, it will feel rather cool, especially under those showers.

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