It's been a wet 24 hours across western areas, with 74 mm (almost 3 inches) of rain falling at Pembrey in Camarthenshire, Wales and totals exceeding 40mm in some other spots across Wales and SW England. It has been windy too across the southwest, with winds gusting in excess of 60 mph in a few coastal locations. It was also cold enough overnight for some snow to fall across the Moors of SW England.The persistent and heavy rain that has affected western areas of England and Wales overnight is still lingering across east Wales, the West Midlands and up across northern England this morning, even falling as snow over the Pennines. The band of rain will slowly clear northeastwards through the day, to be replaced by brighter skies across much of England and Wales in the afternoon, though there will be some showers developing, perhaps heavy with the odd rumble of thunder in places. The rain may linger across NE England and SE Scotland through the afternoon, but for much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, it will be a bright day, though showers will affect some areas too, particularly in the west. Strong winds across southern areas this morning will ease through the day, but it won't feel particularly warm despite the winds easing, temperatures reaching 11-13C at best, cooler where we have the cloud and rain.Most places will become dry and clear tonight, though a few showers may continue near western coasts, temperatures will fall to 4-6C in towns and cities, perhaps close to freezing in rural spots. So a chilly but bright start to Thursday and although most places will start off dry, scattered heavy showers will develop during the day, particularly across northern, central and western areas, with a risk of hail and thunder. Winds will be generally light, with temperatures reaching 11-14C.Then another day of sunshine and showers on Friday, again with a risk of hail and thunder in places. Longer spells of rain look to spread in from the near continent during Saturday, though there's is some uncertainty for now over which areas will be affected. The American GFS model suggests England and Wales, whilst the European ECMWF model takes the heaviest rain across northern England and Scotland. Turning drier on Sunday and warmer too, though a risk of showers in the south. it dosent look good into june which will soon be the longist day .