Weekend weather – A dry weekend for most and getting a little milder 02/01/20
After a brief colder spell on Friday the weekend will start chilly but slowly turn milder. Most of the UK will be dry all weekend but rain will affect parts of northern and western Scotland. Alex Deakin has the details.
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00:00Hello. The first weekend of 2020 will be quite similar to the last weekend of 2019 in that
00:08large chunks of the country will have a dry weekend. The big exception to that will be
00:12Western Scotland. Often it'll be quite breezy and after a cool start, it'll slowly be turning
00:18milder. It's this area of high pressure which is controlling the weather, but kind of from
00:23afar down to the south, allowing these weather fronts at times just to dance over northern
00:27Scotland. So they will be providing some outbreaks of rain here and notice the isobars
00:33reasonably close together, so it will at times be fairly breezy. Let's just rewind that and
00:38show you how the temperatures vary because after this cold front sinks south, it will
00:43be a chilly night on Friday night before milder air spreads in as we go through the weekend.
00:49So it will, as I said, be turning a little bit milder through the weekend as well, particularly
00:54if we see any sunshine, although overall sunny skies will be hard to find. It is going
00:59to be predominantly cloudy. There's that weather front bringing some rain, especially over
01:02the Highlands and the Western Isles during Saturday. A bit of drizzle elsewhere over
01:06hills in northwest England, maybe the odd spot for northern islands, but for most places
01:11it will be dry. The winds coming in from the west, which means eastern areas will be favoured
01:16for any breaks in the cloud. We could see a hint or two of sunshine to the east of any
01:20hills, but overall expect it to be fairly cloudy. After a coolish start, temperatures
01:25slowly rising, maybe just a touch above average. And if we do see any sunshine, those temperatures
01:30could really jump up a little bit further. High pressure just to the south of the UK
01:34as we go into Sunday. We have this weather front again, bringing some rain across the
01:38far north of Scotland. It's quite blustery here, especially over the northern isles at
01:43times throughout Saturday and into Sunday. And there will be further outbreaks of rain
01:47across the Highlands, the Northern Isles, the Western Isles. Elsewhere, yes, again,
01:50we could see some drizzly conditions at times on western coasts and hills. But again, it'll
01:55be with the winds coming in from the southwest areas to the northeast of hills and mountains
02:00that are most likely to see a few breaks in the cloud and a bit of brightness coming through.
02:05It will be relatively mild by the time we get to Sunday. Many towns and cities getting
02:08up to double figures. And we could, in a few spots, if the wind direction's right, just
02:13to the northeast of hills, see temperatures getting into the teens once more. So perhaps
02:17turning a little bit milder after a brief cooler spell on Friday. More details as we
02:22go throughout the weekend if you follow the Met Office on social media.