This July day is feeling more akin to autumn than the height of mid-summer, but it's looking up from here.

It's a gloomy and overcast picture, particularly so for the end of July with extensive cloud filling the sky, accompanied by spells of rain.

Plenty of blustery showers will develop across the UK and Ireland through the day, with more persistent and organised spells skimming southern England later too.

Under the thick cloud conditions will be cooler, with temperatures widely reaching the high-teens, perhaps brushing around 20°C across eastern portions.

The brighter news though, is that more sunshine is in the forecast to end the week, some even for Ireland later today, with temperatures climbing into the weekend and next week.