00:00Hello there and a very good morning to you on this Wednesday morning. It's the coldest day of the week
00:05and tonight will be even colder than last night with the risk of frost as well as some ice.
00:09Now overnight this rain has cleared in its wake though a north to north westerly wind delivering a lot of
00:15showers and because the air is cold those showers turning wintry to snow with some accumulations.
00:20A ridge then into Thursday morning a fine start to the day before more clouds and rain arrives and those
00:26winds pick up yet again as that rain sinks down towards more southern areas on Friday and return to strong
00:32winds and showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
00:35If you're stepping out first thing it's bitter outside with the strength of the wind and also a rash of
00:40showers. Notice they're turning to snow particularly above around 300 metres but even in any heavier ones we'll see snow
00:47at lower levels.
00:48A similar situation for Northern Ireland and they are running in on that strong north west wind towards northern England,
00:54Midlands, some parts of Wales and down towards central southern England.
00:58The winds will be notably strong particularly towards the south west gusty over the moors as we head through the
01:02morning and into the afternoon.
01:04So a lot of showers to start the day they're rattling across the country because the wind is so strong
01:10but through the afternoon they could turn a bit more scattered across sheltered eastern areas down towards central southern areas
01:16but further showers likely particularly across western parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and again Irish seacoast towards the Midlands there.
01:24Now through the afternoon temperatures will arrive around 7 to 9 degrees Celsius but add on the strength of the
01:30wind and the direction of the wind it's going to feel colder than that.
01:33So you'll need to wrap up if you are out and about.
01:35So through Wednesday afternoon and into evening time we watch as these showers continue again running in from the northwest
01:43towards the southeast and some tricky driving conditions as temperatures fall and where we have seen those showers the risk
01:50of ice.
01:51But notice they are slowly easing overnight still clipping the east coast and some again running down towards central southern
01:58England but the ridge is moving in across more southern and western areas into Thursday morning.
02:04It does mean there will be a fairly widespread frost, still some showers lurking out there and the wind will
02:09continue to be strong across the north and northeast of Scotland clipping that east coast as well where there will
02:15be a few showers around.
02:16But look at these temperatures, these are temperatures in the towns and cities, zeroes so it will be lower than
02:22that in more rural spots particularly sheltered from the breeze towards the northwest there and the northeast.
02:27So a bright start to the day on Thursday morning, watch out for some slippery surfaces where you've seen showers
02:34overnight.
02:34A pleasant day though if you are outside and enjoying a little sunshine, still some showers in the mix though
02:41but they'll be fairly scattered and that means some drier weather coming through particularly for central and eastern areas of
02:47Scotland, much of England and Wales.
02:49But notice by lunchtime, more clouds has arrived across western Scotland and Northern Ireland.
02:55That's the warm front, the cold front is just behind me here.
02:58The winds pick up as we see that showery rain move in.
03:01Before that, temperatures will be slightly higher than today and because the winds will be lighter, we should feel the
03:07effect of that.
03:08So 8 to 10 degrees Celsius through Thursday afternoon and into evening time, that rain continues to push in.
03:16And what that means, yes, it's going to feel rather wet as we head into Friday, particularly with the rain
03:23in the south and some blustery showers to follow in the north where it will be colder.
03:27I'll see you later.
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