Monday afternoon forecast 07/02/22

7 February - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern

Transcript

00:00Hello again. A bright start to the day for many of us, but it is now turning cloudier

00:04from the west. That cloud thickening and lowering into the afternoon across parts of Wales,

00:10Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland to give some hill fog and some outbreaks of

00:14light rain and drizzle. The most damp weather over western hills and coasts, particularly

00:19north and west Scotland, where it will also turn windy. But the wind coming from the southwest

00:24is bringing milder air with it, 11 or 12 Celsius possible in the far west and southwest by

00:29the afternoon. It stays a bit colder further east, 8 or 9 Celsius. But most places turn

00:36in cloudy by the end of the afternoon and the rain turning heavier and more persistent

00:40as it sinks south across Scotland into Northern Ireland, into Northern England by midnight.

00:45That front as it sinks south clears the air to blustery showers for the northern half

00:50of Scotland and colder air here, a touch of frost possible in some sheltered spots in

00:55the far north east. Otherwise a frost free night to come. Mild air across much of England

01:00and Wales, albeit with a brisk breeze. So a bright start actually for parts of the Midlands,

01:05East Anglia and the south east and a mild start. But it's colder for Scotland and Northern

01:11Ireland with those blustery showers continuing and snow affecting the higher routes, so about

01:16400 metres or so. However, further south it stays generally cloudy across England, Northern

01:23England especially and for North Wales as well where it will be fairly damp at times.

01:28And you can see the temperature contrast because of that front with 13 or 14 Celsius possible

01:32in the south, 6 to 9 further north. That front stays with us on Tuesday evening. It tends

01:40to stick in the same place. There will be some heavier bursts at times for northwest

01:44England, parts of north Wales. Eventually it's sinking south, so Northern Ireland, Scotland

01:49into that colder regime with blustery showers. The rest of England and Wales to the south

01:55of the front staying mild on Tuesday night. And then heading into the start of Wednesday,

02:00eventually that front sinks south to affect increasingly southern counties of England

02:05and south Wales, whilst the rest of the UK sees a colder wind from the west and northwest

02:11and the isobars start to tighten up bringing even colder air for Scotland and an increased

02:16wind. So for the start of Wednesday, a mild start for England and Wales but a damp start

02:21in places on and off light rain and drizzle, eventually toppling south to affect mainly

02:27southern counties whilst it brightens up for north Wales, Northern England and it stays

02:33generally bright for Scotland and Northern Ireland. But with those blustery showers and

02:38with colder air arriving through the day, the snow level will come down. So snow even

02:43possible to lower levels across central and northern Scotland, tending to accumulate above

02:47200 metres here. Hail, sleet for Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, Northern England

02:53at times. But some sunny spells in between those showers. It stays cloudy in the far

02:58south with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle, but it's mild here, 12 Celsius, whilst it's

03:02going to feel really quite cold as the wind picks up during Wednesday in the far north

03:06and northwest, 5 Celsius here but considerably colder when you factor in that wind. And the

03:11wind strengthens even further for Thursday in the far north with the risk of gales or

03:17even severe gales for the northern isles and we'll keep you updated on that. As always,

03:21you can follow those updates on social media. Bye bye.