00:00Hi there. For some places, a heatwave is on the way this bank holiday weekend and widely
00:07dry sunny weather is expected. But for the time being, there's still some rain to talk
00:11about during the next 48 hours or so. Rain easing initially overnight, but another spell
00:17of wet weather pushes into Northern Ireland by midnight, heading into western and southwestern
00:21Scotland and northwest England, parts of Wales by the end of the night. Heavy and persistent
00:25for Cumbria in particular. Away from this area, the northeast of Scotland, largely dry
00:30with clear spells and some clear spells towards the east and south of England. Whether you've
00:35got the clear spells or the cloud, however, it's a mild night. Temperatures in the northeast
00:40of Scotland single figures, but widely double figures elsewhere. Nevertheless, it's going
00:46to be a damp and largely cloudy start to Wednesday. Some low cloud around because of this moist
00:52southwesterly airflow, which will continue to push weather fronts into the north and northwest
00:55of the UK. So a damp start to the day for many parts of Scotland, northern England, north
01:01and west Wales, northern Ireland. Although the rain in many places by lunchtime turns more
01:06showery, more on and off rather than persistent. One exception, Shetland and Orkney, where the
01:10rain moves through during the afternoon. Further south, we've got this drying up and brightening
01:17up transition taking place as high pressure builds in from the south. Beautiful blue skies developing
01:23for southern counties of England and south Wales by the afternoon, and that's going to have
01:26a notable impact on temperatures. We've already seen a return to more humid weather over the
01:32last few days following last week's Arctic winds. But a jump in temperatures is likely by
01:38Thursday afternoon, low to mid-20s in many places, high teens further north.
01:43Then heading into Thursday night, we continue to see the drier and clearer weather in the south
01:48migrate north to affect many other parts of England into southern Scotland, northern Ireland.
01:52Rain becoming increasingly restricted to the north of Scotland, where again, it's going
01:57to be showery, it's going to be on and off, nothing too heavy or persistent. We wake up
02:01on Friday morning despite the clear spells to relatively high temperatures because of this
02:05increase in humidity, 13 to 15 Celsius in the south. And it's only going to get hotter during
02:11Friday and into the weekend. You can see a lot of sunshine on the map for many parts of England
02:16and Wales. Yes, some patchy cloud for some western fringes and even some sea fog lapping onto the
02:22shores of the south and southwest. But elsewhere, it's largely a dry and bright day, hazy sunshine
02:28for many northern and western parts, the best of the clear blue skies through the Midlands,
02:33East Anglia and the southeast. Nevertheless, wherever you are, it's going to be a warmer day
02:37and widely, Highteen's low 20s are expected across the UK, reaching 28 Celsius in London
02:46and the southeast. Even hotter weather is then on the way for the weekend, as high pressure
02:52builds in from the south and sticks just to the east of the UK, diverting weather fronts
02:57well to the north of Scotland. Scotland will see more of a west to south-westerly breeze,
03:03so not always as hot here compared with many other parts of the UK. The heat intensifies,
03:09especially across the south through Sunday and into bank holiday Monday. Temperatures
03:14widely reaching the high 20s, if not 30 Celsius or slightly more on Saturday, Sunday and bank
03:23holiday Monday. Whatever the temperatures though where you are and there is this contrast from
03:27north to south, it's widely going to be a fine weekend. So make the most of that if you've
03:33got outdoor plans, but make sure that you're also aware that high UV levels are expected
03:38and pollen levels will be increasing.
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