Headline: Dry with sunny spells today, rain spreading northeast overnight.

Today: A mostly dry day across the region with some good spells of sunshine, although cloud will tend to thicken in the south and west later in the day. Maximum Temperature 22C.

Tonight: Increasingly cloudy through the evening with outbreaks of rain spreading from the southwest overnight, and with the odd heavier burst by Friday morning. Minimum Temperature 12C.

Friday: More persistent rain soon clearing to leave a day of bright or sunny intervals and showers, these heavy and thundery in places. Increasingly windy, especially in coastal areas. Maximum Temperature 20C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Breezy in the east at first, and remaining rather unsettled through the weekend and into Monday. A mixture of bright or sunny spells and showers, perhaps heavy in places.