18/04/2026 - Sunny spells in the south - Morning Weather Forecast UK – Met Office Weather [vHQmMdab3OY]

The southeast will gradually clear this morning as the weather front moves eastwards. Showers will persist over western Scotland for much of the day. Elsewhere, there will be sunny spells for most with some showers over Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and the north of England. Temperatures will be around average for the time of year. -This is the Met Office UK weather forecast for the morning of 18/04/2026. Bringing you today's forecast is Alex Deakin. Subscribe to make sure you never miss the latest UK weather forecast or important weather warning - We are the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and every day of the week we bring you a morning weather forecast and an afternoon weather forecast so that wherever you are in the UK we have you covered. Forecasts and any weather warnings are accurate at time of recording. To ensure you have the most up to date weather information, check the hourly forecast and live warnings on the Met Office website or app.