Wednesday morning forecast 26/01/22

26 January - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern.

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00:00Hi there. With the notable exception of eastern Scotland, much of the UK on Tuesday has been

00:06grey and in places rather cold under those grey leaden skies. We keep the largely cloudy

00:12skies overnight but a few breaks will form in places and that will lead to a frost and

00:17some fog patches here and there, especially in the south and the east. But I think mostly

00:23it will be cloudy and that will help to keep things frost free fairly widely. It will be

00:29breezy in the far north with some showers for the Northern Isles and as we start off

00:34Wednesday we'll keep that breeze and for many it's a dry start once any frost and fog clears.

00:41It's actually looking like a brighter day for England and Wales compared to recent days.

00:45A bit more of a breeze will help to stir the cloud up and lift it a bit higher and there

00:50will even be a few breaks so some sunny spells across parts of central England. That will

00:54allow temperatures to be a touch higher as well, around average across England and Wales.

00:58But for Scotland and Northern Ireland, well here the cloud thickens through the day and

01:02there will be some steady and in places heavy rain arriving across northern and western

01:06Scotland by the end of the afternoon along with a freshening breeze. In fact, that wind

01:11really picking up for the second half of the day as this cold front moves through. You

01:16can see the tight isobars associated with the low pressure that's running out towards

01:20the Norwegian Sea at this stage. And in fact, for much of the UK a breezier night to come

01:25that help to prevent frost and fog even where we get some clear spells. But largely cloudy

01:31night once again. Outbreaks of rain push south. Gales for northern Scotland, especially during

01:36Wednesday evening, 50-60 mph wind gusts in exposed spots and a blustery flow from the

01:42northwest as we end the night. A few cloud breaks in the north, so chilly in places as

01:48we start off Thursday here. And further south we keep largely cloudy skies, drips and drabs

01:54of rain pushing into Wales, central England for Thursday morning and then eventually clearing

01:59from the south by lunchtime. Once the cloud and rain clears, brighter skies for many with

02:04some sunny spells but also that brisk northwesterly airflow bringing with it some showers, mostly

02:11northern England, parts of northern Ireland and Scotland where they will be falling as

02:16hail around coasts and snow over the Scottish mountains. Temperatures around average in

02:21the north on Thursday but actually a little above average in the south. So a milder day

02:25to come compared to recent days and some brighter skies I think for many compared to recent

02:31days as well. Into Thursday night we're going to see those clear spells spread south, the

02:37wind dropping a little so a chillier start on Friday for many. But Friday once again

02:43we'll see largely cloudy skies I think and many places will be drier. Follow us on social

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