Dry and clear spells continue this evening for most. However, into the early hours of the morning, thicker cloud is expected in the north west of Scotland and Northern Ireland bringing patches of rain and drizzle. Fog and mist is anticipated in parts of England and Wales. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the evening of 03/10/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest broadcast from the Met Office. There's been plenty of
00:04autumnal sunshine across the U.K. today as high pressure has dominated the weather pattern.
00:10However, it is all change as we head towards the weekend. High pressure slips away, low
00:15pressure moves in and we see stronger winds and outbreaks of rain across the country,
00:19particularly by Sunday. But for the rest of Thursday evening, plenty of dry weather, clear
00:25spells across England and Wales, parts of Scotland. However, as we move through into
00:29the early hours, thicker cloud approaches parts of Northern Ireland, Western Scotland,
00:34thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle here. The wind's starting to pick
00:38up across England and Wales with light winds and clear skies. With recent heavy rain, the
00:42ground is quite saturated, so a recipe for some mist and fog patches. So there could
00:47be some tricky travelling conditions first thing across parts of England and Wales on
00:52Friday morning. Temperatures, towns and cities around the mid-single figures low, lower than
00:57that in the countryside, a touch of frost possible, but mild and grey across Northern
01:01Ireland. North West Scotland, Friday morning, outbreaks of patchy rain, the wind starting
01:06to pick up here, particularly around the coast. And through the day here, it stays quite grey,
01:10further outbreaks of rain, largely light and patchy, but a few moderate or heavy bursts
01:14are possible. Across England and Wales, generally eastern parts of Scotland as well, still under
01:20the influence of high pressure, plenty of sunny spells, the wind just picking up a little
01:25around some western coasts of England and Wales. And temperatures again, the mid-teens
01:29for many of us, perhaps locally 16 or 17 in the best of the sunshine, so feeling quite
01:35pleasant out there. Into the evening time, further bands of rain pushing across Northern
01:39Ireland, Western Scotland through into the early hours, turning increasingly heavy though
01:44as we head through the night. This starting to approach western parts of Northern England
01:48and Wales as well, but largely dry for the rest of England and Wales, some fog patches
01:53forming once more. The lowest temperatures towards east and south-east England, not quite
01:58as low as recent nights. Further west, as the wind picks up and the cloud and rain continues
02:04here, temperatures in double figures. So, Saturday, a wet start across the north-west
02:09of the UK, outbreaks of rain again here, further rain through the day. But England and Wales,
02:14generally a bright start, fog patches clearing, plenty of sunny spells to come. However, as
02:19we go through into the afternoon, this band of heavy rain starts approaching the far west.
02:24Northern Ireland, perhaps drier for a time, but the rain reaching western Wales, the west
02:28country, through the afternoon into the evening time. Further east, holding on to the best
02:33of any bright or sunny spells, but turning increasingly hazy. The winds coming up from
02:37the south, pretty brisk around the western side of the UK. So, importing fairly mild
02:43there for the time of year, 15, 16, locally 17 degrees, perhaps a little higher in the
02:47best of the sunshine towards the south and south-east. And then if we take a quick look
02:53into Sunday, we'll see it turning more unsettled. Rain initially clearing to sunshine and showers
02:59fairly blustery, but the wind's still coming in from the south, so temperatures largely
03:04above average across many areas. So, if you'd like more information on the weather where
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