Alexi: Just catching some lightning now in County Carlow and County Kilkenny in those hefty showers.

Alexi: An Atlantic low pressure systems sits to the west of Ireland today and pushes patchy outbreaks of rain northwards then sunny spells and showers will develop behind.

Alexi: Rain pushing in across Munster now and this will gradually push northwards through this evening and overnight. Current heavy and thundery showers ahead of the rain across Northern Ireland and NW Ireland.

Alexi: A few scattered showers becoming locally heavy across parts of Wales currently. There is the risk of some of these turning thundery. Low pressure pushing in from the west with cloud building across southern Ireland. Staying largely dry but cloudy elsewhere.

Alexi: A rather cloudy and generally damp feeling day out there for many. There are some sunny spells towards the west and these should push across more before the next Atlantic low pressure with cloud and rain moves in later on.

Alexi: Outbreaks of rain will continue across southern areas through the night. Elsewhere, showers will largely fizzle out and a mostly dry night is expected.

Alexi: Low pressure in the English Channel is still bringing persistent rainfall to parts of southwest England and Wales. We've recently had some thundery showers across northern England. Drier elsewhere but with stubborn low cloud affecting eastern Scotland still into the afternoon.

Alexi: Rather persistent rainfall across Wales and the southwest of England this morning which is looking like it will continue through much of the day. Elsewhere, there will be sunny spells and showers, some heavy.

Alexi: Showers should gradually push offshore and largely die away through the first part of the night seeing clear spells and plenty of dry conditions thereafter, however rain and cloud will affect southern and southwestern parts of England into Wales.

Alexi: Heavy showers continue through this afternoon. Also watch for longer spells of rain pushing up from the Channel towards the west and into central southern areas as well as south Wales later on.

Alexi: Some very heavy showers with lightning just detected offshore the Montrose region in NE Scotland currently. Showers pushing westwards.

Alexi: Another day of hefty showers, possible lightning too, but also sunshine. Longer spells of rain for south/southwest England later.

Simon: An area of heavy and thundery rain passing through northern England and into southern Scotland this evening. A further area of heavy showers over southern Wales and the southern Midlands, passing north. More showers overnight in Ireland and southwest England, with further showers in Scotland.

Simon: A band of heavy showers passing through Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia right now, moving into northern England this afternoon. A further clutch of heavy showers is arriving in southwest England.

Simon: Rain in Scotland this morning clears north. Showers in the south will be spreading into northern England and turning heavier & thundery with hail. Showers for Ireland too. Risk of some heavy rain in far south of Ireland. Mild again, feeling warm in any sunshine in the east.