This Evening and Tonight: Scattered showers at first this evening then most parts dry with clear spells for a time overnight, some patches of mist or fog possible. Cloud thickening from the southwest with rain into southern areas by morning.

Saturday: Rain in the south spreading steadily northwards and eastwards to affect all parts, becoming heavy in western areas by afternoon. Winds increasing, with gales around western coasts and hills.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Remaining unsettled and often very windy with further showers or longer periods of rain, occasionally heavy. Gales likely at times, perhaps severe in some western areas on Sunday.