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There will be moderate to brisk north-easterly winds and it will be breezier for North Sea coastal areas. Overnight will be mainly dry but cloudy with a threat of some light showers. Daytime highs will climb to 9°C for Cardiff, 7°C Birmingham and 8°C Aberdeen. Showers and spells of rain forecast for Wednesday Ireland’s meteorological agency said: “Fine and frosty to begin for many Saturday with icy patches and some mist and fog in places. A little less cold in the west and south with the odd light shower. Sunny spells will develop in many areas, but it will turn cloudier from the Atlantic in the afternoon with rain developing near west and southwest coasts towards evening. Chilly, with afternoon highs of 5C to 8C generally, but again, remaining milder in the southwest. Light variable winds will become light or moderate southeasterly as the day goes on. Met Eireann has said 'snow is possible' for some parts of Ireland within days as a cold snap takes hold. The best of the sunny spells are expected across western Scotland. Moderate north-easterly winds are expected for most places, which may be locally brisk. Overnight will be largely dry. Highs will climb to 8°C for Norwich, 8°C for London and 8°C for Belfast. On Tuesday evening and night a band of rain is expected to move in from the Atlantic which could turn a bit wintry on hills as temperatures fall close to freezing.

But the Met Office is predicting less balmy weather in the weeks to come. The forecaster said: "Temperatures are likely to be near average, although increasing slightly in sunnier spells, compared to previous days. The Met Office’s latest State of the UK Climate report, which was published in 2022, indicated the UK has become wetter in recent decades. The coming weekend is set to bring a mix of sunny spells, showers and a touch of frost on the weather front. Another day of sunshine and scattered blustery showers, with more persistent rain moving across the country through the afternoon and evening followed by scattered showers. Feeling cool with highest temperatures of seven to 10 degrees, in a moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly wind. The north and west of the UK are likely to be wettest, with western and southern coasts likely experiencing fresh to strong winds. Temperatures are expected to be around normal.Monday will be dry with early bright or sunny spells, however clouds will build in from the east during the day, bringing a chance of a few light and patchy showers. Showers will be most frequent across North Sea coastal areas where it will be breezier with brisk north-easterly winds. Wednesday will continue to be dry for most areas, with large areas of cloud cover around but a threat of showers developing, which may merge into longer spells of rain and will be most frequent during the morning, before turning increasingly light and patchy. Where are the best places to see the northern lights in the UK? Still a few showers over the north and east coast, but most places dry with clear spells and light winds. A frost developing inland and perhaps the odd fog patch. Minimum temperature 0 °C. Saturday: Mainly dry Monday night with light northerly or variable winds. A widespread frost setting in with lowest temperatures of 2C to -2C with some icy patches. Some mist or fog patches also.

Rain will clear from Ulster and Leinster in the morning with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers following. Highest temperatures of seven to 12 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest wind. Any early fog patches will lift in the morning then most places dry with bright or sunny spells but a few showers in afternoon Cloudier in north and east though with some sharp showers, but mainly near coasts. Northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight:Much of Tuesday looks dry with some sunny spells developing as mist, fog and frost slowly clears. A few showers are possible along the north coast. High's of 5C to 8C. Rather cloudy Sunday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Later in the night, patchy rain and drizzle will move away to the south with clear spells developing from the north. There will be some mist and fog patches as winds will be light or moderate northwesterly, with lowest temperatures of around 4C to 6C.” Some thundery showers could hit parts of Yorkshire on Thursday says the Met Office, with some sunny spells and cloud in parts.

Some light rain is forecast on Thursday morning. There is some cloud forecast throughout the remainder of the morning, with sunny intervals forecast around midday. It will be a cloudy afternoon with some light rain at 3pm. Frost and any fog lifting in morning then dry and mainly sunny for most, though perhaps still the odd shower over the north coast in morning. Light northwest winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Rainfall totals will tend to be higher across western areas of the UK, especially coasts and hills, although in general nothing exceptional for this time of year. Meanwhile parts of the far north, in particular the Northern Isles will likely see less rainfall than elsewhere.It will be a mostly cloudy day in York on Thursday with cloud forecast from sunrise to sunset. There will be some sunny intervals from 11am until 1pm. It will be largely dry during the evening with some clear intervals. There will be moderate to brisk north-easterly winds and overnight will continue mainly dry. Temperatures will reach 8°C for Plymouth, 7°C for Edinburgh and 9°C for London. Dry with sunny spells for the end of the week But elsewhere it has been reported that an 'Iberian plume' could hit the UK bringing temperatures of 26C along with it. Weather maps show a blanket of heat could be on its way to the UK at the beginning of September. Met Office spokesperson Oli Claydon recently explained the “unsettled nature” of the weather this month had been driven by a low pressure currently in place. “The jet stream is bringing low pressure across Atlantic to the UK. This is in contrast to the high pressure we had in charge of our weather in June, bringing prolonged spells of settled weather.”

Temperatures plummeted as low as -3 on Friday night, with this weekend forecast to be bitterly cold. Chilly through this period with sunny spells and isolated showers. Some frost and fog overnight. Perhaps becoming milder, wet and windy later Sunday.Sky News has analysed the weather on the first weekend of May for the last 10 years to predict whether the coronation will be a sunny day of celebrations or a washout. Sunday morning will start off with patchy fog in places, lifting later to reveal sunny spells before cloud and spells of light rain move in in the afternoon.