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Quite a few people have asked me todayÌýhow our weather will fare - and it'll prove a day of mixed fortunes (I'm talking in the meteorological sense!)...

The southeastern quadrant of England will see the best of the day's weather, with dry, bright and sunny conditions prevailing across the likes of , Suffolk, Kent andÌýSussex. Similar conditions will start to appear through the morning further north up the east coast,Ìýfor example into Lincolnshire. and the Home Counties will start with a good deal of cloud, but tend to brighten-up towards midday and into the afternoon. All these areas should then remain dry throughout the day and it'll feel fairlyÌýmildÌýin the sheltered inland sunnier spots, as temperatures reach 13 to 15C.

Outside of these areas, it's a different scenario. Much of England and Wales will see a lot of cloud & some intermittent wet weatherÌýthrough the morning and into the afternoon,Ìýas patchy outbreaks of (mostly light) rain and showers affect many areas. These will tend to become focused with time, across parts of the North East (where we'll see a chilly 9C in )Ìýbut moreÌýespeciallyÌýintoÌýa swatheÌýconfined south ofÌýthe Mersey and westwards of Reading to , including the WestÌýMidlands,Ìýmuch of WalesÌýand the West Country / South West.Ìý

By the afternoon, there will be a gradual improvement in many of these districtsÌýwith brighter spells starting to emerge from the east, but also the chance of some slow-moving heavy -Ìýperhaps thundery -ÌýÌýshowers developing across the West Country into the mid and late afternoon. In the likes of and Bath, for sake of example, the risk of showers should fade by early evening and temperatures will have peaked around 13C. It's a similar story in , where the thermometer willÌýshow 14C.

Scotland will also see some mostly light and rather patchy outbreaks of rain at times through the morning and early afternoon, with the exception of many western districts of the Highlands, where drier conditions should prevail with pleasant sunny spells.ÌýIndeed the warmest conditions in the UK tomorrowÌýare likelyÌýin and around for example, where it should also become a good deal brighterÌýduring the afternoon - top temperatures here will reach around 16 to perhaps 17C.

Northern Ireland will also have a largely overcast start to the day, but with the exception ofÌýsome early patchy drizzle and aÌýfew isolated light showers towards midday, it's a largely dry outlook here with a top temperature in of 13C.

As the country awakes to the election results into Friday, it'll prove another rather cool prospect throughout the dayÌýwith variable amounts of cloud; sunny spells for some eastern districts especiallyÌýand a fairly broad scattering of showers elsewhere.