00:00Hi there. Following a cool and showery May so far, it's almost hard to believe that record
00:06threatening temperatures are on their way for the bank holiday weekend. But that's what's
00:12expected to happen as high pressure begins to build across the south initially and then
00:17more widely throughout much of the UK during the next few days. That high pressure already
00:23introducing drier and brighter weather into the far south this afternoon and those sunniest
00:28skies are beginning to creep further north into mid Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia.
00:32Further north we remain largely cloudy across Northern England, Northern Ireland and much
00:37of Scotland. Showery rain on and off, some heavy showers for Northern Ireland, Central Scotland,
00:42more persistent rain for Shetland and Orkney. But it is already feeling warmer even with
00:49the cloud further north. We've lost the chill that we had at the start of the week and in
00:54the south where we get some sunshine and of course with high UV levels, that sunshine
00:59is strong, temperatures reaching 24 Celsius, perhaps 25 Celsius, 20 degrees for some sheltered
01:05parts of eastern Scotland and northeast England. But it turns damp across Northern Ireland through
01:10the evening and then this persistent rain moves north across Scotland. It does move north quickly,
01:15pushed along by a strengthening breeze and it will be breezy for the north and the west of
01:21the UK overnight. But that breeze coming from the south, it contains humid air so it's a mild if not
01:27warm night in places, widely 11 to 14 Celsius by dawn. Now we start off Friday with much more
01:35extensive sunny skies across England and Wales, although western fringe is prone to some low cloud
01:40and some mistiness around coasts. We keep some showery rain for Scotland but that becomes increasingly
01:45confined to north of the central belt and by the afternoon, or at least by the end of the afternoon,
01:51it's tending to be showery so it's on and off. Some more rain heads into western parts of Northern
01:57Ireland where it remains cloudy and this cloud spills into western England as well as Wales.
02:02But blue skies are expected through the Midlands, East Anglia and the southeast and temperatures are
02:07jumping up again compared with Thursday. We're expecting 28 Celsius in some of the warmer spots,
02:14perhaps as much as 29 Celsius in the southeast. Now these are the UV levels on Friday, not something
02:21we've had to concern ourselves much with during spring so far, but yeah, if you're spending time
02:27outdoors, high levels across England and Wales, moderate across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
02:32We'll keep the clear skies across many central and south eastern parts of the UK through Friday evening,
02:37and we keep the rain for Northern Ireland pushing into central and western Scotland, some heavy bursts
02:42at times. But the weather fronts responsible for this increasingly are being pushed further north
02:48still. So yeah, there is a north-south divide as we go into the weekend. Now with high pressure nearby,
02:54much of the UK is going to be dry and fine, but it will always be cloudier and cooler for
02:59Scotland
02:59and Northern Ireland. We're talking about high teens, low 20s. But the heat really intensifies
03:05further south. The southern half of the UK expected to see widely high 20s and in some spots, the hottest
03:13spots through Sunday and into Monday, 32 Celsius rising to 33 Celsius on Bank Holiday Monday. That means
03:22that although you can never guarantee these things, it is likely that the May record of 32.8 Celsius will
03:29be
03:29broken by Bank Holiday Monday. We'll keep you updated here on our YouTube channel. But for now, that's all
03:36from me. Bye-bye.
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