Cooler for the weekend but warming up again next week – some very reasonable weather ahead.

Alas, I only managed one sunny day in Budapest, it’s back to rain today, though at least it is light rain. Guess I’m going to have to book another holiday.

Thanks to Becky for the photograph.

The general picture sees low pressure back in charge, just to the north of Scotland, but high pressure over the Azores is waiting to return.

Friday started cloudy with some light rain, gradually it will become sunnier, with some fair-weather cloud and a small chance of a shower. Feeling cooler in the north-westerly wind, 13’C, maybe 14’C. Clear skies overnight, down to around 1’C – a frost very possible, especially in more sheltered spots.

Saturday will be sunny for much of the day, if increasingly hazy – thicker cloud likely arrives around late afternoon. Reaching around 14’C and becoming rather breezy later in the day. Cloudy for much of the night, perhaps a little light rain/drizzle at times in the evening, skies clearing around dawn – down to around 8’C.

Sunday looks rather sunny once more – some fair-weather cloud at times, more so around late-morning, but plenty of sunshine for much of the day. Temperatures ticking back up, 16’C, maybe 17’C. Mostly clear skies overnight, down to around 2’C – a frost possible, more so in sheltered spots.

By Monday the Azores high will be over the UK once more, and contrary to previous expectations it will be positioned to allow warmer flows – at least for now.

Monday sees good spells of sunshine, some high cloud making it hazy at times, and some fair-weather cloud too, but mostly it will be sunny. Around 17’C or so, so quite warm. Some high cloud overnight and generally pretty chilly, down to around 2’C – a frost possible in more sheltered spots.

Tuesday again sees plenty more sunshine, though some high cloud making it hazy at times. A bit of uncertainty on the direction of the breeze and hence temperatures, so somewhere between 14’C and 18’C. Another chilly night likely – down to around 4’C.

Wednesday again looks mostly sunny – uncertainty on temperatures, somewhere between 15’C and 20’C.

More likely Thursday remains quite warm and sunny, though some uncertainty – a cloudy and cooler day is not impossible. Assuming the more likely sunny outcome, then reaching somewhere between 17’C and 21’C.

Friday and into next weekend stay dry – but whether it is warm and sunny, or cool and cloudy, is uncertain. At the moment I’d favour the warmer and sunnier outcome as more likely, maybe 60/40 split in terms of confidence.

Next forecast should be on Monday morning…time to go enjoy a bit more of Budapest.