00:00Many places have been crying out for some much-needed rain, and whilst we do have some heavy rain pushing through as we go through tomorrow into Sunday,
00:08it's not really going to be enough to alleviate the drought conditions for some places.
00:13But that being said, a deep air of low pressure is pushing in, and that's the driving force for a frontal system that's going to march across the country this weekend.
00:21And yes, we're going to have some heavy rain and some strong winds.
00:24But looking at the details, and as we go through the rest of Friday, most of today's showers are going to fizzle out and die away.
00:31That being said, some western coastal parts could still see a few showers lingering as we go through much of the night.
00:37Further east, across central eastern parts, a lot of dry weather, a lot of clear weather as well.
00:42As a result, away from the more built-up areas, rural spots could just about drop into single digits.
00:48Most towns and cities, though, holding up in double figures.
00:51And so then Saturday actually gets off to a fine start for many places, a good deal of sunshine, especially towards the east.
00:58And here it's going to cling on until we get into the afternoon.
01:01Further west, though, that frontal system I highlighted at the start is going to march its way across,
01:06and it's going to bring some heavy rain and also some strong winds.
01:10In terms of the rainfall totals, we're looking at 10 to 20 millimetres quite widely as it pushes through,
01:15maybe 30 to 40 millimetres in a few places, especially over higher ground in the west.
01:20Further east, it's taking that little bit longer to arrive here, and the rain will have started to ease by the time it does,
01:26and it's across eastern parts where we're, in particular, seeing the driest weather through recent months.
01:32Then, it's also worth highlighting that there could be some thunder mixed in with this wet weather,
01:37and it's also going to add to a slightly fresher feel to things in the wind.
01:41The rain, yes, it's going to feel a little bit unpleasant at times, but across the east, where we cling on to that drier weather,
01:46that brighter weather for a little bit longer, here temperatures could actually get to highs of around 23 or 24 Celsius,
01:53so pretty warm for some here.
01:55That front, though, does eventually make its way across the whole of the country.
01:58It is going to bring rain for all of us.
02:00It's actually going to take until overnight Saturday into the early hours of Sunday by the time it reaches Orkney and Shetland,
02:07and elsewhere it then clears away, leaving a drier, clearer picture.
02:11Still some showers coming in from the west, clearer, drier weather elsewhere.
02:15Kind of a repeat performance in many respects to this coming night, and with that, temperatures are looking similar.
02:20So, again, away from the towns and cities could just about drop into single digits,
02:24but most places holding up a few degrees milder than that.
02:28And then on to Sunday.
02:29Well, western areas likely to see more showers coming in.
02:33Some of them could be heavy.
02:34There could be some rumbles of thunder.
02:35Even a bit of hail is possible mixed in.
02:37Meanwhile, towards the east, a greater chance of staying dry with some bright sunny spells,
02:41but as we go through into the afternoon, those showers are going to become a little bit more widespread.
02:46Still some blustery winds around effect across western areas.
02:49The winds on Sunday could perhaps be even stronger than on Saturday.
02:52The risk of gales for some coastal parts, and that's all going to add to the slightly fresher feel to things,
02:57albeit temperatures are generally near normal for this time of the year.
03:01Then, as we go into the beginning of next week, and, well, the beginning of meteorological autumn,
03:07and it's looking set to stay pretty unsettled.
03:09Low pressure generally in control, so more showers to come through Monday.
03:13There may be a quieter spell for a short period of time before another system comes through on Tuesday,
03:18bringing some more showery rain, which could be quite heavy, even persistent at times.
03:22So, we're staying up to date with the forecast.
03:24We will, of course, be updating our forecasts across our YouTube channel through the weekend.
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