It's almost the weekend, and after an unsettled week with some heavy rain for many, things do look set to settle this weekend. Here are the 5 Weekend Weather Things to Know ... 1. More heavy showers today (Friday) in the south of England and Wales, still a thunderstorms risk. Rain affecting

It's a question that's been asked on WeatherLive this week, "Is there a weather window ahead?" Well, yes, there is something coming up as higher pressure builds this weekend, but it's a complicated development. The story seems to be one of improving from the west on Friday, although showers in the far east.

The latest ECMWF 46-day predictions have just become available, and as always they are making for interesting viewing. Here's a summary of what they say ... 14th to 21st June Trough over and to south of the UK maintains the mixed weather. Showers, some heavy or longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures close