09/04/2012 BBC Weather

Good evening. If nothing else, at least the garden probably enjoyed

today's rain and it will probably enjoy a bit of the warmth and

sunshine between the showers that come through the rest of this week.

The shower clouds are gathering to the north and west. All that

following on behind this massive sheet which brought the persistent

rain across England and Wales through the day and is still doing

so. That will gradually clear in the next few hours. The showers

already packing into western Scotland, Northern Ireland. Some of

those will get lively through the negotiate with the odd rumble of

thunder possible. Remains windy overfeegt. Winds touching gale

force for a tame aRos the eastern channel. Lighter further north.

Clear skies across Scotland, here we see some of the chilliest

conditions. A lot of cloud around tomorrow. Some showers with

sunshine for Northern Ireland and northern parts of England. Some

showers on the heavy side. Across much of eastern England, East

Anglia, the Midlands and south-east, it will be a dray and sunny start

to the day, not particularly warm in the breeze but someone maigt

stay dry -- some might stay dry tonight. The showers will develop

widely and push east. Whilst a few will stay dry in the south and east,

most of you will see showers at some point. They will contain hail

in a few places, snow across the Scottish mountains and temperatures

between them typical of an April day.

Into the evening, once the showers cross central and eastern parts,