Friday will begin with a cold and sunny morning for most, although in some northeastern areas it will perhaps be cloudier. It will be cloudy with scattered showers which could be heavy at times.
However despite this, the Met Office has also said there should be good spells of sunshine to be expected. It will feel cold with fresh northerly winds. The maximum temperature 10 °C.
It is forecast to turn dry overnight with cloud largely dispersing to leave clear skies. It will stay cold with brisk winds. A frost will be likely by dawn, especially in rural spots. The minimum temperature will be -2 °C.
Hour-by-hour weather forecast:
7am: Sunny, 1C, 5% rain
8am: Sunny, 2C, 5% rain
9am: Sunny, 4C, 5% rain
10am: Sunny, 5C, 5% rain
11am: Sunny intervals, 6C, 5% rain
12pm: Cloudy, 7C, 5% rain
1pm: Cloudy, 8C, 10% rain
2pm: Cloudy, 8C, 10% rain
3pm: Cloudy, 8C, 10% rain
4pm: Sunny intervals, 9C, 5% rain
5pm: Sunny intervals, 9C, 10% rain
6pm: Light showers, 8C, 30% rain
7pm: Sunny, 7C, 5% rain
8pm: Clear, 6C, 5% rain
9pm: Partly cloudy, 5C, 5% rain
10pm: Clear, 5C, 5% rain
11pm: Clear, 4C, 5% rain
Midnight: Clear, 3C, 5% rain