Heavy showers affected western Scotland through the early hours of Monday morning, while elsewhere across the United Kingdom it was largely dry with only isolated light showers.

During the morning, heavy showers continued to affect western Scotland, before spreading to the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland during the afternoon, although there was some sunshine in-between the showers.

Elsewhere across England and Wales, Monday brought a mix of sunshine and broken cloud, with the best of the sunshine across southern England. The broken cloud giving a scattering of fairly light showers across northern and central England and Wales.

The evening was largely cloudy across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with some outbreaks of rain in the north and west. Further north over Scotland, it became clear in the east during the evening, while remaining very showery in the west.

A stiff westerly wind made it feel fresher across all parts today, with maximum temperatures generally near or just below the seasonal norm. Maximum temperatures in the far south were just above average for late September.

Extremes of Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine for the 24 hours ending 29/09/2008

Highest Day Max : LEE-ON-SOLENT, Hampshire : 17.6C

Lowest Day Max : SPADEADAM, Cumbria : 10.9C

Lowest Night Min : TOPCLIFFE, North Yorkshire : 1.3C

Highest Rainfall : TYNDRUM, Perthshire : 24.0mm

Highest Sunshine : CAMBORNE, Cornwall : 7.0Hours