00:00Hi there, following the very heavy thunderstorms that some parts of the UK saw over the weekend
00:06and a slightly quieter start to the week, we've got more rain to come as Atlantic weather
00:12returns. The first signs of that already into parts of Wales and the south west. It's been
00:17a damp start to Wednesday, that band of rain pushing into the Midlands, the south and south
00:22east as well as parts of Northern Ireland by the afternoon. Northern England, Scotland,
00:26mostly dry but it will be increasingly cloudy and there will be a few showers about, particularly
00:31for Northern Scotland where there will be a cold breeze, although some brighter skies
00:35at times for Shetland and for Orkney. So temperatures in the far north, 10 or 11 Celsius. Towards
00:43the south, feeling unpleasant under the band of rain but as the rain clears Devon and Cornwall
00:48it will feel warmer once again with south westerlies and temperatures of 18 Celsius,
00:53although those south westerlies will bring further showers in through the evening, even
00:57some longer spells of heavier rain overnight. The main band of initial rain pushes into
01:03North Wales, Northern England, Southern Scotland and Northern Ireland where it comes to a rest
01:07for some hours and it will turn increasingly persistent and heavy, particularly over north
01:12east England. It just about avoids central and northern Scotland where there will be
01:17some clear skies overnight and with the colder air in place, temperatures dropping once again
01:22into the low single figures, a touch of ground frost around first thing. But in the south
01:26it's a mild night with the south westerlies and the heavy showers around. Those showers
01:32will be with us first thing across the south coast, south Wales as well. Some brighter
01:37interludes in between the showers but across this central swathe of the UK there's this
01:42heavy and persistent rain that will accumulate, particularly through the morning and particularly
01:47for parts of north east England. North York moors, Pennines could see 80mm or so, perhaps
01:53more in one or two spots, 50mm more widely and that could cause localised flooding, transport
01:59disruption. But it does ease later in the afternoon and we'll see again a marked contrast
02:06in temperatures across the UK. We've got the cold air in the north but much milder air
02:10further south with temperatures closer to average in southern England, although with
02:15gusty winds and heavy showers moving through during the afternoon, it's not going to feel
02:19particularly pleasant if you're caught in those showers. Then the band of rain moves
02:23south and becomes lively once again across parts of Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia.
02:29There is the risk on Thursday night and into the start of Friday of 30mm in an hour or
02:36two and perhaps 40-60mm in several hours in some locations. A little bit of uncertainty
02:43about where exactly we'll see the heaviest rain but there is the risk again of localised
02:48flooding and of course that rain hitting areas that have already seen some heavy rain through
02:53the weekend. It's mild though in the south with that rain first thing Friday, colder
02:59further north with northerly winds starting to push south. Those northerly winds will
03:04help to clear the rain but it could be a tricky rush hour through the M4, M5 first thing Friday
03:10before the rain eventually eases. Some heavy showers potentially affecting the south coast
03:14for a time but by the afternoon many places are drier and brighter. There will be showers
03:19coming through on those northerly winds, particularly for northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, but
03:23interspersed by sunny spells and it's going to feel a lot colder everywhere with those
03:29northerly winds arriving and below average temperatures across the board. Having said
03:34that, although it will be colder than normal through the weekend, much brighter skies return
03:39and for many it's a dry weekend with just one or two showers and plenty of sunny spells.
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