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London weather: capital set for a cloudy, wet and cold weekend

Cloudy: London's Tower Bridge
Dashik Khmelyova
Rachel Blundy
16 October 2015

London is set for a cloudy, wet and cold weekend as the capital is hit by chilly winds from north east England.

Rainfall is forecast for both Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures expected to peak at about 14C, the Met Office said.

Saturday will be mainly cloudy but there will be some patchy rain and Londoners should expect "breezy" conditions.

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Meanwhile Sunday is expected to be cool and dry until about lunchtime, when a small amount of rain could fall.

But conditions could improve by the afternoon, with some sunshine forecast to break through.

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Across the country more cloud is forecast for weekend, while western parts of the UK could expect so see some brighter temperatures.

A Meteogroup spokesman said: "It will be largely fine for Scotland on Friday with fog clearing to leave sunny spells.

"It will be rather cloudy elsewhere with the odd shower, mostly in south-east England.

"Saturday will be a generally cloudy day with the chance of some showers or bursts of rain, most likely in the east. The best of any sunshine will be in western areas."

He continued: "There will be a fair amount of cloud on Sunday with the odd spot of rain possible. However, it may turn sunnier in south-east England during the afternoon."

Londoners bemoaned the onset of cold weather this week.

One tweeted: "Today's weather forecast in London: grey and depressing."

Another said: "Looking forward to #WalesvSA sadly the weather is turning... Cold, wet, miserable in London! Not even a warm ale can warm my bones".

And one Tweeter said: "A very chilly day in #London but no matter the weather the sights are still gorgeous."

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