UK Outlook for Monday 21 May 2012 to Wednesday 30 May 2012: The new week should start rather cold for the time of year, but fine and dry with some sunshine across northern parts of the UK, mainly Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further south, more unsettled at first with showers or longer spells of rain, these perhaps thundery near the southeast, and quite breezy. Towards the end of the week, the drier, finer weather should transfer to more southern and eastern parts, with a chance of some cloudier conditions and rain returning to western parts. Temperatures by this time should be close to average, but to begin with, a little below average around the southeast. Probably staying similar for the rest of the period, with a chance of rain in the west, drier conditions in the east, and average temperatures prevailing. Updated: 1144 on Wed 16 May 2012 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html