00:00Hello. Wind and rain warnings are in force for northern and western areas of the UK and
00:06that is due to Storm Agnes, which was named by the Met Office on Monday. You can see on
00:12the latest satellite picture it's well developed now in the Atlantic. It's deepened overnight
00:17and formed this quite significant area of low pressure named Storm Agnes. And that's
00:21going to move north-eastwards towards the UK through this afternoon and will stay with
00:26us into the early hours of Thursday. We'll take a closer look at where those strongest
00:31winds are expected to be. Now, it's around the southern and western part of the low pressure.
00:36You can see up through the Irish Sea overnight tonight and then through the early hours of
00:41tomorrow morning across the north-east. We could see gusts in excess of 50 miles per
00:45hour here, but it's more significantly this afternoon where we could see those gusts closer
00:50to 70 miles per hour in exposed locations. So, there are warnings in force, as I said.
00:56We've got a large wind warning for many northern and western areas of the UK and that is for
01:01gusts in excess of 55 miles per hour inland and 70 miles per hour on exposed coasts. With
01:09the strong winds, there'll be some heavy rain as well and the strong winds could blow leaves
01:13off the trees blocking up drains and any rain then could cause some localised flooding.
01:19And so, we're expecting some slow journeys through this afternoon and this evening, perhaps
01:22lasting into tomorrow morning as well. So, if you're in any of these areas, make sure
01:27you take a closer look at our warnings on our website. Now, for the weather for the
01:31rest of the UK, it will stay drier across the south and east through this afternoon,
01:35though there will be the odd shower here and there. But the bulk of the rain is going to
01:39be moving into much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, whereas, as I said, there could be
01:43some localised flooding. West Wales as well are likely to see some of that heavy rain
01:48too. Temperatures, by and large, slightly above average, but with those strong winds,
01:53you're unlikely to feel the benefit, apart from if you're in the far south-east in any
01:57of those sunnier spells. Through this evening, we'll see the rain push into the north-east,
02:03so still some significantly heavy rain to come from Northern Ireland and Scotland overnight,
02:08but by and large, it will turn drier for many areas of England. And then through the early
02:12hours of Thursday morning, it's expected to be a windy picture and because of that, temperatures
02:18will stay up well above average for the time of year, so a mild night to come tonight.
02:23And tomorrow morning, the winds will still be strong to start with, but they will slowly
02:27ease as that low pressure is pushing off to the north-east, and so it will be a calmer
02:32and drier day on Thursday for much of the UK. But by the afternoon, notice across Northern
02:37Ireland, there will be some more wet and quite gusty weather arriving by the middle of the
02:43afternoon and into the south-west as well, some rain arriving into the evening. Temperatures
02:48are around average for the time of year tomorrow, cooler than today, but as I said, there will
02:52be more sunshine and lighter winds, so it will feel that much more pleasant out there,
02:57particularly in any eastern areas. So through Thursday evening, this rain moves more significantly
03:02into central and western areas. It will be fairly slow-moving. There is some uncertainty
03:07in the details of exactly where this rain will fall, but we could see some quite heavy
03:12rain falling for a time on Thursday evening. So keep up to date with the latest, especially
03:18as there are warnings in force, and you can do that by following us on social media.
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