00:00Hi there. Wet and windy weather for some places clearing overnight and then a much colder feel
00:06to the weather by the start of Friday across the UK as the winds switch to north-northwest
00:12is in fact the air coming all the way from Greenland, albeit via the Atlantic, picking
00:16up moisture, picking up instability and sending plenty of showers our way. But for the time
00:22being it's across central and southern UK where we've got the most lively weather during
00:26the evening and overnight, a spell of heavy rain for several hours, strong winds as well,
00:31coastal gales. That then gets out of the way by dawn and then we're all into this polar
00:36maritime airflow which means plenty of showers, if not longer spells of rain and a chill in
00:42the air with snow starting to feature in the forecast, increasingly so across Scotland and
00:49Northern Ireland. But you could see a few flakes elsewhere. Now for Friday morning the highest
00:55risk of disruption is across central Scotland. That's where there's the risk of 10cm or
01:00so of lying snow above 350m. Elsewhere across Scotland and Northern Ireland as these wintry
01:06showers move in, a mix of rain, hail, sleet and snow could see a patchy centimetre or two
01:12even at lower levels but unlikely to cause widespread disruption. These showers are going to be moving
01:18in thick and fast from the north-west. Showers also starting to affect parts of England and Wales,
01:24brighter skies in between but a cold feel and I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hail,
01:29sleet and snow mixed in with some of the showers elsewhere but it's going to be a real mixture.
01:34Classic March, kitchen sink weather, sunshine one minute, a hail shower the next, gusty winds,
01:42some longer spells of precipitation. By the afternoon snow mostly over higher parts and certainly
01:48any settling snow confined to higher parts of Northern UK at lower levels. It's a classic
01:54combination of all sorts of types of precipitation and it is going to feel cold compared with the last
02:01couple of days particularly in the wind and when these showers rattle through a distinct chill in
02:07the air. But they will be rattling through and there'll be further showers to come on Friday night.
02:12Again, the emphasis is on Northern and Western parts of the UK for those showers, fewer further
02:17east and the showers tending to ease a little by the start of Saturday. A greater chance of
02:23clear spells, lighter winds generally as well so a colder start as in a more widespread frost
02:31and some icy patches especially for Northern parts of the UK where we've got further showers
02:36coming and going. One or two showers across England and Wales first thing Saturday but plenty
02:41of sunshine out there and actually the showers tend to fade away away from western coast. Scotland and
02:47Northern Ireland still seeing plenty of showers but fewer compared with Friday and like I say some bright
02:54spells in between but still rather cold in the north 6 to 9 Celsius further south a degree or so
03:01milder
03:02compared with Friday 10 or 11 Celsius with less of a wind and a bit more sunshine feeling a little
03:09more
03:09pleasant. That's Saturday. Mothering Sunday looks generally cloudier with a spell of showery rain
03:16crossing the country so Saturday afternoon perhaps the best part of the weekend for making outdoor
03:22plans. More details with the weekend forecast. Alex Deacon has that on our YouTube channel.
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