Friday is expected to be mostly dry and settled, with bright or sunny spells through much of the day and only a small chance of rain around late morning and lunchtime.
Early morning will be cool, with temperatures around 14C to 15C between 5am and 8am. It stays dry, with the chance of rain below 5%. Winds will be light from the west-south-west at around 3mph, with gusts around 13mph. Visibility starts good before improving to very good.
Through the morning, sunny intervals continue and temperatures rise steadily, reaching 16C at 9am, 17C at 10am and 18C by 11am. The chance of rain remains below 5% until late morning, when it rises to around 10%. Winds turn westerly at around 5mph, with gusts near 17mph to 18mph.
Around midday and early afternoon, it becomes a little cloudier but remains fairly bright. Temperatures reach 19C at midday and 1pm, then 20C by 2pm and 3pm. The rain risk is around 20% at midday, falling back to 10% at 1pm and below 5% by 2pm. Winds remain light to moderate from the west or west-north-west at around 5mph to 6mph, with gusts close to 20mph.
The UV level peaks at 4 from late morning into early afternoon, before easing later in the day.
By late afternoon and evening, conditions stay dry with sunshine at first, then clearer skies after sunset. Temperatures hold around 20C at 4pm and 5pm, before easing to 19C at 6pm, 18C at 7pm, 16C at 8pm and 13C by 11pm.
Winds gradually ease during the evening, turning north-westerly and then westerly, falling from around 6mph to 2mph. Gusts drop from around 18mph at 4pm to 6mph by 11pm. Humidity rises through the evening, reaching the mid-70s by late night.
