00:00Hello there, welcome to your weekend weather update from the Met Office.
00:04Temperatures will be generally below average as we head through the weekend and after a chilly start with the chance
00:09of a frost,
00:10we'll see sunshine and blustery showers which will cluster together from time to time.
00:15And then we move into Sunday with a band of rain moving in.
00:19For the time being though, the air is cold as we enter the weekend.
00:22Notice bands of showers aligning and pushing ever southeastwards into the first part of Saturday morning and they will push
00:31further southeast through the day.
00:33Now here are your temperatures if you're stepping out first thing on Saturday morning.
00:38Low single figures but there's a chance we'll see some sub-zero values.
00:43So the chance of a frost even with one or two slippery surfaces where you've seen showers through the last
00:4824 hours.
00:49So a chilly start to Saturday morning and also it will be rather blustery.
00:55So stronger winds particularly across the north and the west of Scotland running down through the North Channel,
01:00Northern Ireland towards the northwest of England and associated with any heavy showers.
01:06So as we head through Saturday morning it looks like this.
01:10We do have two areas of showery rain which will gradually push southwards.
01:17So you can see there's one across Scotland, another one running in across Northern Ireland towards northwest England.
01:23So through the morning you may find you'll encounter some more persistent rain for a time.
01:28The air is cold so certainly across Scotland we'll see some snow particularly over the higher ground.
01:35There's some uncertainty whether that translates to the chance of some hill snow further south on Saturday morning across Pennines
01:43as well as the Welsh mountains.
01:44So stay tuned to the forecast because that will be refined through the next few days.
01:50But certainly by around mid-morning into the afternoon these bands of showery rain will clear towards the southeast with
01:57some sunshine to follow but also blustery showers running in on that strong wind.
02:03So the winds will be strongest through the afternoon across the far north of Scotland and yet again quite a
02:09brisk breeze running in across western Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man down towards North Wales.
02:14Irish Seacoast is a bit blustery here so there could be some high waves around as well through the afternoon.
02:20Though those showers will continue before a ridge extends across the country and that will mean those showers will tend
02:27to fade away through Saturday evening.
02:30So let's pick up on the temperatures through Saturday afternoon.
02:34As I said temperatures generally below average for this time of year so around 8 or 9 across the north
02:40with a bit of a wind chill here further south and east in any drier brighter slots coming in around
02:4610-11 degrees Celsius.
02:48But where you see some showery bursts, temperatures could take a local dive from time to time.
02:54So that's a Saturday afternoon for you, 10-11 degrees in the south, 8 or 9 further north.
03:01But as I said a ridge extending across through Saturday evening.
03:05What that means, shower activity will tend to fade away.
03:08The wind's still quite brisk across the far north and west of Scotland and then they'll increase further as we
03:14head into the early hours of Saturday morning.
03:17And notice another weather system moving in.
03:20The ridge hangs on first thing across England and Wales but certainly the winds really will pick up some strength
03:26as we head through the day on Sunday.
03:29And the rain could be rather squally as well.
03:32So if you're stepping out first thing on Sunday morning, this is how it looks.
03:37We do have a band of rain across the north and the west of Scotland running in across Northern Ireland.
03:42And those winds are strong, picking up to gale force, particularly across more northern and western areas.
03:48Clouds spilling ahead of it but some clearer skies across central and eastern areas.
03:53And here we could even see a chance of a frost as we enter the day.
03:57But gales to start the day.
03:59Wet and windy weather across more northern and western areas.
04:02And this band of rain, and it'll be heavy at times and also squally, particularly on its back edge, will
04:09push quite steadily across Scotland and Northern Ireland through the first part of Sunday.
04:14Edging down into northern England, west Wales by around late morning into lunchtime.
04:19Notice we could see some patchy rain ahead of it, certainly thickening cloud and behind it, the air is colder.
04:27We'll see a cluster of showers.
04:29They could be heavy with the risk of hail as well as thunder and also some snow over the higher
04:35ground.
04:36So Sunday afternoon looks wet and blustery across England and Wales with further showers to follow across more northern and
04:45western areas.
04:46And temperatures, yet again, only 11 or 12 at the very best.
04:50And these showers, as I said, will be associated with strong winds from time to time.
04:55So that's the picture through the weekend.
04:57It's a tale of two halves, really.
04:59More on the way of sunshine as we head through Saturday.
05:02And watch out for that heavy rain and squally winds on Sunday, wherever you are.
05:06Enjoy your weekend and I'll see you again soon.
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