Southwestern and north-western regions will get the mildest weather, while the chill clings to the east coast.
Helping push the milder conditions will be the jet stream as it surges northwards sweeping in southerly gusts.
Over the past 10 days, the jet has been wedged south of the UK, allowing the Polar front – the boundary between the Arctic and the sub-tropics – to descend over the UK.
The shift will drive high pressure to build over southern Britain, boosting the flow from the tropics.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “There is a 50-per cent chance of this pressure pattern being in control on Thursday.
“We are likely to have the flow coming up from the southwest, and we are likely to see weather fronts and wet and windy weather across the northwest at times, but high pressure dominating across the south.
“Compared to average, in this pressure set up, it generally means that northern areas are a little bit warmer than average and with the south-westerly winds, northern Scotland in particular could see those temperatures around three degrees higher than average.”
Cloud and ‘murk’ will keep temperatures down, he warned, adding it will feel pleasantly warm where the sun pokes through.
He added: “So, with high pressure in control, that does mean a lot of dry weather.
“We are likely to see those weather fronts at times bringing wet and windy conditions over the north and the west of Scotland.
“It may start off sunny, but with high pressure in control it often gets contaminated with mist and low cloud and that will bring some dull days.”
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