00:00Hi there, Storm Dara has been named because of the risk of significant disruption from
00:05an area of low pressure moving in on Saturday and it's western parts of the UK at greatest
00:11risk from that. But before Storm Dara, there's another low that we need to watch out for
00:16and that's arriving during the rest of Thursday. It's going to bring a spell of heavy rain
00:20into western Scotland, parts of western England and Wales, followed by showers into Northern
00:25Ireland. The wet weather could cause issues for north Wales and north-west England, 30mm
00:30in a few hours, coinciding with the evening rush. But it's staying dry towards the south-east
00:35for much of the afternoon before the rain eventually turns up into the evening. The
00:40winds increasingly an issue as well, those winds increasing through the afternoon and
00:45into the evening, staying strong overnight. There's the risk of 50-60 mph wind gusts and
00:50for some exposed coasts in the west, 70 mph. Now what with the wind staying strong
00:55overnight, it's going to be a frost-free night with temperatures staying in the mid-single
01:00figures. But the winds are coming from the north-west, it's going to turn colder as the
01:04rain clears away. It does clear away quite quickly, so a bright start for many on Friday.
01:08Some decent sunshine out there first thing. Still some showers into the north and west
01:12of Scotland, one or two into north-west England. But otherwise, Friday mornings looking fine.
01:17Blue skies for most. Feeling quite chilly out there but nevertheless, it's going to
01:21be a dry start at least. And it stays largely fine in the east through the day but in the
01:27west quite quickly, the rain ahead of Storm Dara arrives and that rain is going to be
01:31heavy across Northern Ireland and Western Scotland by the end of the afternoon. The
01:35winds will also be picking up at this stage and those winds are going to become increasingly
01:39strong on Friday night. Gales developing widely across the country and those winds will be
01:44strongest across exposed western coasts. So it's through Friday night and into Saturday
01:50that the gales become widespread but it's western parts of the UK, as you can see from
01:55this gust graphic, where we're going to see the strongest of those wind gusts with widely
02:0060-70mph wind gusts, especially around coast but not exclusively. And for some exposed
02:07areas, the risk of 80mph wind gusts as we go into Saturday. Storm Dara moves through
02:12and then we're going to see the winds change direction once again bringing colder air for
02:17the end of the weekend. But stay up to date with all the latest forecasts and warnings.
02:21You can do that by following us on YouTube or by heading to the Met Office website and
02:25app. Bye-bye.
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