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class="accordion-panel" data-region-id="0" aria-hidden="false" aria-labelledby="fiveDayHeading"> <h4>Headline:</h4> <p class="tempText">Remaining largely dry and settled over the next few days.</p> <h4>Today:</h4> <p class="tempText">Early morning low cloud will gradually clear for all but northeastern coastal towns, giving a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Feeling warm in the sunshine, especially in the southwest, though a cooling easterly breeze will persist in places.</p> <h4>Tonight:</h4> <p class="tempText">A dry but chilly night to come, with clear skies bringing a risk of frost to rural spots. Cloud lingering in the northeast. Winds gradually easing, turning light for most.</p> <h4>Sunday:</h4> <p class="tempText">Another dry and fine day with sunny spells for most, though cloud continuing to linger in the far northeast. A touch cooler than Saturday, with winds becoming light for all.</p> <h4>Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:</h4> <p>High pressure will maintain generally fine weather with plenty of warm sunshine by day. Often cooler near to North Sea coasts though, and some chilly nights bringing a patchy frost.</p> <p class="updated">Updated: <time datetime="2025-04-05T05:00:00+01:00">05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025</time></p> </div> </div> </section> <section id="longrange-forecast-text" class="forecast-text"> <div id="longrange-forecast-text-accordion" class="accordion" data-init-from-state data-multi-open data-make-room-for-translation> <h2 class="tag-heading">UK long range weather forecast</h2> <h3 class="accordion-header"> <button id="sixToFifteenHeading" data-region-id="1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sixToFifteenText"> <span class="nowrap">Wednesday 9 Apr -</span> <span class="nowrap">Friday 18 Apr</span> <span class="icon accordion-icon" data-type="chevron-right-black"></span> </button> </h3> <div id="sixToFifteenText" role="region" class="accordion-panel" data-region-id="1" aria-hidden="false" aria-labelledby="sixToFifteenHeading"> <p>High pressure expected to prevail early in this period maintaining largely settled conditions. This should result in largely dry weather with plenty of sunshine for most. Daytime temperatures will depend on the wind direction and cloud amounts, but most places will be warm for most of the period, and very warm days most likely will be further inland. Coasts with an onshore flow tending to be cooler. Overnight frosts are possible on clear nights where winds fall light. There is also the chance of some areas of low cloud or fog, notably around the east coast. Towards the middle of April, the weather is likely to turn more unsettled for a time with a greater chance of showers or longer spells of rain for all regions.</p> <p class="updated">Updated: <time datetime="2025-04-04T15:00:00+01:00">15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 4 Apr 2025</time></p> </div> <h3 class="accordion-header"> <button id="sixteenToThirtyHeading" data-region-id="2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sixteenToThirtyText"> <span class="nowrap">Saturday 19 Apr -</span> <span class="nowrap">Saturday 3 May</span> <span class="icon accordion-icon" data-type="chevron-right-black"></span> </button> </h3> <div id="sixteenToThirtyText" role="region" class="accordion-panel" data-region-id="2" aria-hidden="false" aria-labelledby="sixteenToThirtyHeading"> <p>An unsettled period is likely around mid April, with showers or longer spells of rain at times for most. Despite being unsettled, there will be fair conditions between weather systems. A return to higher pressure is favoured later in the month with some settled spells likely to return. Temperatures are likely to be around average at first, before above average temperatures become more likely again later in the period.</p> <p class="updated">Updated: <time datetime="2025-04-04T16:00:00+01:00">16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 4 Apr 2025</time></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="link-group-container link-group-grey-border single-column around-the-uk"> <h2 id="lgelmid_1" class="link-group-header">Top UK forecasts</h2> <div class="link-group"> <ul class="link-group-list" aria-labelledby="lgelmid_1"> <li> <a href="https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcey94cuf"> <span class="link-text" title="Belfast">Belfast</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcjszevgx"> <span class="link-text" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcvwr3zrw"> <span class="link-text" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcpvj0v07"> <span 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