00:00 Hi there, it is the last day of meteorological spring and right on time. Spring showers are
00:07 easing, summer's sunshine isn't far away as high pressure moves in from the west. That
00:14 high pressure will settle things down for most of us but not for all because we've still
00:19 got the influence of low pressure to the east. That's bringing some occluded fronts in from
00:23 the North Sea over the next couple of days and those occluded fronts certainly on Friday
00:26 morning will bring some outbreaks of showery rain, a keen breeze that will feel cool from
00:31 the North Sea and a lot of cloud through the Midlands, East Anglia, the South and South
00:35 East. One or two showers by the afternoon could also develop across the West Midlands,
00:39 parts of Wales and the South West. These will be very isolated and fleeting, not as heavy
00:43 or as prolonged as the recent showery activity. Further north and north west, plenty of dry
00:50 and fine weather, some long spells of sunshine particularly for Western Scotland, Northern
00:54 Ireland, West Wales for example and where we've got those sunny spells, temperatures
00:58 reaching 18, 19, 20, perhaps even 21 Celsius, somewhere like Glasgow or towards the South
01:05 West. Where we've got the breeze from the North Sea and those showers and the cloud
01:10 though, temperatures struggling to reach the mid-teens in some spots could linger at 12
01:17 to 15 Celsius through the day. Now into the evening we're going to see the cloud and those
01:22 showers continue for a time across the Midlands, East Anglia and the South East but increasingly
01:27 clear skies develop across most of the UK. One exception, once again Norfolk, Suffolk,
01:32 Essex, perhaps Kent as well where we'll continue to see some showers coming in from the East.
01:38 Elsewhere, dry, clear, lighter winds compared with the previous night and as a result temperatures
01:44 will fall a bit further. I think widely single figures in the West and for some sheltered
01:50 glens of Scotland, 3 or 4 Celsius. So a chilly start to Saturday for some of us but it won't
01:55 take long for the sun to warm things up and there will be plenty of sunshine for Scotland,
02:00 Northern Ireland, for much of Central and Western parts of the UK. Cloud will develop
02:05 into the afternoon, it's not going to stay blue skies everywhere but it will be mostly
02:11 fine and bright. There's the chance once again of some isolated showers across parts of Wales
02:16 for example, more especially into the far East of East Anglia and the South East of
02:21 England. That combined with the cool breeze and lots of cloud cover from the North Sea
02:26 will once again make it feel on the cool side, mid-teens here but where we've got the sunshine
02:31 and light winds elsewhere, feeling very pleasant. 19, 20, 21 Celsius, perfect start for many
02:38 places for the first day of meteorological summer. Now thinking ahead to the summer months,
02:45 it is a smart move of course to make sure that you are fully prepared for whatever the
02:50 summer may bring whether it's heat waves or heaving rain and you can find plenty of advice
02:55 and tips on the Met Office web pages.
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