Weekend Weather – Bright spells, blustery showers 11/03/21 - video Dailymotion

Staying unsettled this weekend with a mix of sunshine and blustery showers. Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern has the forecast.

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00:00Hello and welcome to the Metal Fist forecast for the weekend. Classic March weather this

00:05weekend, brilliant blue skies one minute, followed by cold winds and heavy showers the

00:11next. Sometimes we'll see more prolonged rain and stronger winds. For example, on Friday

00:17night we're going to see this little feature wrapped up in the strong westerly airflow.

00:21That's going to push into much of England and Wales by the evening and the ice bars

00:26will tighten, the rain will become more prolonged. And so a wet and windy night for much of the

00:32UK, but particularly for England and Wales. Another noisy night with gales for southwestern

00:37shores transferring eastwards along the south coast overnight, the heavy rain pushing through.

00:42But the wind enough to keep temperatures above zero. We're looking at two to six Celsius

00:47by and large, but below zero for northern hills. And so some snow piling up over the

00:51tops of the Pennines, Scottish mountains, for example, some icy patches to wake up to

00:56as well on Saturday morning. But the wettest and windiest weather is easing its way eastwards

01:02during Saturday itself. So actually, there'll be some decent sunny spells on Saturday, but

01:07they won't last long. I think in many places, shower after shower will push through very

01:11quickly. If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. Something else will be

01:15along the best of any prolonged sunshine. Eastern Scotland, northeast England, I think

01:20elsewhere it's frequent showers through the day, hail and thunder in some of the livelier

01:24downpours and some hill snow over northern hills. It's going to feel cold in the wind.

01:29Temperatures not far from average, however, for the time of year. Low pressure moving

01:33away into the North Sea. High pressure is trying to build in, but we've still got this

01:37unstable northwest of the airflow and still some weather front stocking around. And so

01:43Sunday is looking a bit quieter. There'll still be some heavy showers and strong winds

01:47in the northeast first thing. Otherwise, drier and brighter for a time. But the weather fronts

01:53I mentioned, they're going to push some rain into Northern Ireland, western Scotland, perhaps

01:57northwest England and Wales. The rain tending to ease through the day, but yes, some more

02:02prolonged rain possible in these areas. Further southeast and north, a better chance of some

02:08sunny spells, I think, through Sunday and a better chance of drier interludes away from

02:14these showers. Temperatures recovering slightly in the southeast, but I think it's another

02:20coolish day, even if the wind isn't quite as strong on Sunday. Follow us on social media,

02:26we'll keep you updated. And of course, you can follow those showers on the Met Office

02:29app. You won't want to be far from your umbrella this weekend, I think, if you're heading outdoors.

02:34Bye bye.