Patio may have appreciated the splash of rain we have had on the spring plants. The view now is brighter skies this afternoon. Just the odd shower. The last of the rain pulling away from eastern parts of england. If you still have cloud it soon brightens up. Plenty of sunny spells. We are seeing a few showers. The big picture shows the weather front that brought the rain clearing away. High pressure building on. That settled things down for the next few days. Becomes dry, gets a bit warmer. This afternoon lots of sunny spells. Some passing showers drifting east across england and wales. The greater chance of a shower or in Northern Ireland but especially in scotland. They could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. Still quite windy here, especially north west scotland. Gusts of 50 mph. The further south you are the winds are light. Although it is cooler than yesterday it is still above average in terms of temperature. Mid to high teens in places. Any showers we have got will fade a