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Ahead of this, showers, some heavy, breaking out. Clearer to the north, with local frost.</p> <h4>Wednesday:</h4> <p class="tempText">A few bright spells in the south-east, else cloudy across much of England and Wales with outbreaks of rain. Clearer in the north and west with sunshine and showers.</p> <h4>Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:</h4> <p>Most areas seeing showers or longer spells of rain Thursday; risk of hail and thunder in the south. More settled weather from the west during the weekend. Cool for all.</p> <p class="updated">Updated: <time datetime="2020-09-22T16:00:00+01:00">16:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 22 Sep 2020</time></p> </div> <h2 class="tag-heading">UK long range weather forecast</h2> <h3 class="accordion-header"> <button id="sixToFifteenHeading" data-region-id="1" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="sixToFifteenText"> <span class="nowrap">Sunday 27 Sep -</span> <span class="nowrap">Tuesday 6 Oct</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>A brief period of drier weather on Sunday, though it will be cool with a ground frost possible even in the south. Into the start of next week, it is set to return to an unsettled picture. Generally windy weather coupled with showers and occasional longer spells of rain. The heaviest rain most likely in the north and northwest, which may also see gales at times. Although in the east and southeast, there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north as and when calmer spells of weather allow.</p> <p class="updated">Updated: <time datetime="2020-09-22T16:00:00+01:00">16:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 22 Sep 2020</time></p> </div> <h3 class="accordion-header"> <button id="sixteenToThirtyHeading" data-region-id="2" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="sixteenToThirtyText"> <span class="nowrap">Wednesday 7 Oct -</span> <span class="nowrap">Wednesday 21 Oct</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>Further into October, conditions are likely to remain unsettled for most. The most unsettled conditions being in southern areas. 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