00:00Hello there, good evening. Storm Darragh is set to bring a very unsettled weekend
00:05with heavy outbreaks of rain, some snow across hills in Scotland and some very
00:09strong winds. There are multiple Met Office warnings issued including
00:14yellow and amber warnings and a red wind warning issued for western parts of
00:19Wales and parts of southwest England too, so do stay up to date on our website for
00:23those. Starting off then by taking a look at the bigger picture then, here's Storm
00:27Darragh just to the northwest of the country. It's going to drag in some
00:31frontal systems bringing heavy outbreaks of rain, snow at times across parts of
00:36Scotland and take a look at the squeeze in the Isle of Bars too, so some very
00:39strong and gusty winds across a large portion of the country, particularly in
00:43the west as we head into the overnight period. So heavy outbreaks of rain that's
00:47continuing to fall as snow over high ground in Scotland and very blustery
00:52winds across the country, particularly in western areas where we do have those
00:55amber and red warnings issued. So some gales if not severe gales at times as we
01:01head into the overnight period and I do just want to draw your attention to
01:05Northern Ireland where actually for a time overnight those winds are going to
01:08fall very light and then as soon as that system starts to cross its way
01:12eastwards from Northern Ireland those winds are going to
01:15strengthen quite dramatically. So this is where we're going to start to see the
01:19gales, the severe gales. We could see wind gust speeds of between 70 to 80 miles per
01:24hour, perhaps up to 90 miles per hour where we do have that red warning issued.
01:28So it is going to be a very blustery night and taking a look at the
01:31temperatures too, we could see lows of around 2 to 3 Celsius but in those
01:35brisk winds that's really going to add on to the wind chill too, so it's actually
01:38going to feel much chillier in reality. Then through into Saturday still
01:43multiple Met Office warnings enforced. We'll continue to see those outbreaks of
01:48rain as that low continues to swirl around the country. Still heavy at times
01:52and still falling a snow across hills in Scotland as well and it's still going
01:56to be a very blustery day, those strong winds continuing through much of the day
02:00and still the amber warning enforced for wind and also for rain for parts of the
02:04country as well. And taking a look at temperatures as well across parts of the
02:09south, highs of around 8 to 9 Celsius but once again in those very brisk winds
02:14it's actually going to feel much chillier in reality when you add on that
02:17wind chill. So a very unsettled day and feeling very chilly in those blustery
02:22winds alongside those outbreaks of rain as well. Then through into the evening we
02:28will continue to see further outbreaks of rain becoming more confined to
02:31eastern areas, more likely to see some clear spells across Northern Ireland,
02:35parts of Scotland too, but even here still a few showers moving through and
02:39still falling a snow across high ground too. So perhaps some more drier weather
02:43on the cards but still plenty of rain across the east and southeast and once
02:48again it is going to be a rather chilly night on offer particularly in parts of
02:52the north. Then through for the second half of the weekend we're likely to see
02:57things calm down slightly but we are still going to have outbreaks of rain
03:00continuing across the east and southeastern parts of England. This still
03:04could be heavy at times too. A few showers starting to feed in as well
03:08across eastern coast of Scotland and England. Once again still a chance these
03:12could fall as snow across higher ground. The best of the brightness likely across
03:17Northern Ireland, western parts of Scotland. It is going to be largely dry
03:20across Wales and parts of the southwest too but those strong winds are set to
03:24continue. So it's going to be another blustery day but winds not quite as
03:27strong as they're likely to be Friday night into Saturday and temperatures
03:32once again highs of around 9 Celsius but still in those brisk winds once again
03:37adding to the wind chill there. So another another blustery and chilly day
03:41on offer for the second half of the weekend. So Storm Dara is set to bring
03:45very strong winds, heavy rain likely to cause some disruption as we head into
03:50into the weekend and there are multiple Met Office warnings in force. So do stay
03:54up to date to those on our website and also across social media we'll be giving
03:59you updates on the storm. That's it from me, stay safe, bye bye.
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