Storm Gerrit brought strong winds and heavy rain to many parts of the UK on Wednesday evening, but sunny spells are to come over the next couple of days in London.

Over the next two days the weather is set to see scattered showers and some sunny spells, with weather conditions varying throughout Friday.

Rain is an additional hazard from Storm Gerrit today, with active weather fronts leading to a wet day for many.

There are no weather warnings in London, despite the storm.

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for London for today (Thursday)

12pm – Cloudy

1pm – Cloudy

2pm – Cloudy

3pm – Cloudy

4PM – Light rain

5pm – Heavy rain

6pm – Cloudy

7pm – Cloudy

8pm – Cloudy

9pm – Partly cloudy

10pm - Partly cloudy

11pm – Cloudy

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for tomorrow (Friday)

7am – Partly cloudy

8am – Partly cloudy

9am – Sunny intervals

10am - Sunny intervals

11am - Sunny intervals

12pm - Sunny intervals

1pm – Cloudy

2pm - Sunny intervals

3pm - Cloudy

4pm – Partly cloudy

5pm - Partly cloudy

6pm - Partly cloudy

7pm - Partly cloudy

8pm - Partly cloudy

9pm – Partly cloudy

10pm - Partly cloudy

11pm - Partly cloudy

Forecast in full

Today: Sunny spells and showers, these heaviest and most frequent in the south where it will be windy, especially at the coast. A brief spell of more widespread heavy rain affects all but East Sussex and Kent by late afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight: Heavy rain moves quickly across the far east of the region during the early evening, leaving a largely dry but breezy night with variable cloud and a few isolated showers. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Friday: Another generally bright and breezy day, though winds not as strong as on Thursday. Some scattered showers are likely, but many places should stay dry. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Rather windy again on Saturday with some rain. Drier on Sunday, but remaining breezy, then a mostly fine, bright day with lighter winds Monday. Temperatures near or slightly above average.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders said: “Storm Gerrit will run towards western UK on Wednesday and bring with it potential impacts for much of the UK.

“Winds across southern coastal areas of England will be strong, possibly peaking around 70 mph on exposed coastlines, but more widely around 50-60 mph within the warning area.”