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Rain in the west will move eastwards through the morning, turning more showery. Heavy and thundery showers developing ahead of this across central and northern areas, with torrential downpours and hail possible.

"This pattern would lead to a cooler and showery west to northwesterly flow, with the wettest conditions in the north and west, although the far southwest may have some drier and slightly warmer weather at times."

A forecaster added: "Current indications suggest it will be mostly cloudy on Sunday with showery rain.

Cloud and showery rain in the north soon dying away to leave a largely dry night, with some clear spells developing.

Met Office meteorologist Sophie Yeomans said: "Most of the country is in the colder and showery air.

The Met Office forecast for the north-west says: "Showery rain will affect Cumbria through much of the day.

Mr West explained that the North East was getting "mostly sleety, wet snow", but it continued to be "quite showery".

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Examiner weather expert Paul Stevens has said the temperatures will cool again this week to give way for slightly fresher weather and even some showery spells.

Dr Michael de Villiers, senior meteorologist at The Weather Channel, said: "There is the risk of isolated thunder showers embedded in showery weather over Northern Ireland to north England and the south of Scotland Saturday afternoon.

Windy and showery condition are expected to enhance in the North-east, North-western, Western and southern sea areas during next few days.

Looking longer term some models predict more unsettled weather for the latter part of May with spells of showery weather coupled with occasional dry, warm and sunny spells raising the risk of thunderstorms.

As Storm Aileen clears out eastwards into the North Sea, the UK will be left with cool, showery conditions by the end of the week and into the weekend, the forecasters said.

The conditions are expected to be accompanied by "heavy, thundery, showery rain", the Met Office said.