00:00Hello there, welcome to your Wednesday evening weather update from the Met Office. Currently
00:05there's some rain around, particularly across central, eastern and southern areas, clearing
00:08south-eastwards. And then we'll see a frost overnight, all courtesy of a ridge of high
00:12pressure. But it is transient. It does bring the prospect of some sunshine through Thursday
00:17before more cloud and rain moves in. Winds will pick up as well. In fact, into Good Friday,
00:23many areas are seeing some showery bursts of rain, a blustery breeze. And then notice
00:28this. We have a real contrast in air mass between the colder air towards the north, the milder
00:34subtropical air further south. And this is where the jet stream is, allowing for these
00:38fronts to develop and track towards the UK. So we'll continue to see unsettled weather as
00:45we head through the Easter bank holiday weekend. And in fact, on Saturday night, the Met Office
00:50has issued a warning for wind across the northern half of the UK. And more about that in a moment.
00:56For the time being, if you are stepping out or heading off, driving somewhere, you'll see
01:01some rain across England and Wales. It's a little bit patchy across many areas, but heavier
01:07bursts can't be ruled out as it sinks southwards. And then this cold air has been streaming in
01:11and northerly, allowing for some showers across Scotland, clipping Northern Ireland, wintry
01:16over the higher ground. But all of this is pushing south-eastwards, so we will see some
01:21starry skies. The winds remain quite strong across more northern and eastern areas overnight,
01:26with that patchy rain reaching the south-east after midnight. But a fairly widespread frost
01:31elsewhere, particularly for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further south, we'll see some patchy
01:35frost. And here, lowest temperatures across rural Wales, probably about minus 1 degrees Celsius,
01:40minus 5 though, across some glens of Scotland. But it does bring with it the promise of some
01:45brighter weather through tomorrow. Yes, it'll be a cold start to the day. Breezy along this
01:49eastern strip, but we'll lose the rain quite quickly. A few showers just clipping eastern
01:54parts of England, the far north-east of Scotland, but there will be some sunshine around.
01:58Now, through the morning, the cloud will thicken across Northern Ireland. By lunchtime, you'll see
02:02some outbreaks of rain. That rain then edging in across western Scotland through the afternoon,
02:06with some mountain snow. Elsewhere, any sunshine turning hazy across eastern Scotland,
02:11southern Scotland. And a mix of clouds and some brighter weather across England and Wales. And
02:15temperatures not as high as the last few days, coming in around 11 or 13 for most places where
02:21you see that dry weather. Under the clouds and the rain, probably around 8 or 9, 11 for Belfast there,
02:26with a brisk breeze coming in from the south-southwest. So, through Thursday evening and overnight,
02:33we hang on to some drier weather initially. But notice this rain is marching eastwards. So,
02:38as we head through the evening time, it will cover most of Scotland, and then it will slowly move in
02:43across the north-west of England, west Wales, as well as the west country, with a strong wind across
02:47Irish Seacoast towards the North Channel, extending towards northern Scotland. Now, overnight, still some
02:52clearer skies across eastern counties, but eventually, as we head into Good Friday, you'll see some cloud
02:58here, and also some showery bursts of rain. Now, this rain could turn a bit heavy across more western areas,
03:04the back edge of the front, as we head into Good Friday. So, some heavier pulses possible as we
03:10start the bank holiday weekend. And certainly, it's a blustery start to the day as well. Temperatures
03:15not as low as a Thursday morning, even so, a bit of a chilly one with the breeze and the
03:21rain and the
03:22cloud. And also, notice still the chance of some snow over the north-west highlands. So, through Good Friday,
03:30all of this is moving eastwards. So, we'll see those showery bursts of rain just edging towards
03:37the North Sea. And it's going to be a wet morning across Shepland, as well as Orkney. But showery
03:42elsewhere, with some dry skies attempting to push in by around lunchtime, even some brighter weather.
03:48But hot on its heels is another system. So, another warm front and cold front bringing with it
03:53cloud, rain, and also some stronger winds, extending across the central sway of the country. And we do have
03:58showery bursts further north-west as well. So, all of this yet again is moving west to east as
04:04temperatures arrive around 10 towards the north, 13 to 15 further south. We won't see a lot of rain
04:10across central southern parts of the country, certainly England and Wales through Friday,
04:15a little bit in the wind there. Into Saturday, after some fine weather, if not some sunshine,
04:21here's that wind warning. It kicks in at 6pm, covering Northern Ireland,
04:27northern parts of Wales, Northern England, Scotland, and eventually after midnight,
04:31Orkney and Shetland. Widely inland, we're likely to see gusts up to 50, 60 miles an hour and exposure
04:3860 to 70 miles an hour. But there is a scenario where we could see winds even stronger than that,
04:44particularly exposed towards the north as well as the north-west. So, we'll keep you posted,
04:48but certainly there is a risk we could see gusts in excess of 85, 90 miles an hour.
04:53And associated with that, there will be impacts, impacts in terms of high waves,
04:59obviously heavy rain and driving wind causing poor visibility, high-sided vehicles at risk,
05:03and also the risk of power cuts, particularly with those strongest winds.
05:09So, all of this is moving yet again north-eastwards. It'll be windy further south as well during Easter
05:15day as those winds gradually eased from the west through the latter part of the day. That wind
05:20warning expires across the northern hours later on on Easter day and into Easter Monday. A deep area
05:26of low pressure towards the west. There will be some drier weather around as well, but it will be
05:31another blustery day. More details, check out our 10-day trend. Alex Burkle has that this week,
05:36and I'll see you again soon.
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