Thursday evening forecast 23/02/23

23 February - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

Transcript

00:00Hello there. Welcome to the latest broadcast from the Met Office. We've seen mixed fortunes

00:05across the UK in the last 24 hours, some wetter weather, some sunshine too. Looking at the

00:09bigger picture, high pressure to the west of us allows weather fronts over the next

00:1324 hours to sink south. But into the weekend, high pressure establishes itself over the

00:18UK, meaning plenty of dry weather to come. Cloud will come and go at times and we will

00:22see some sunshine. Through this evening, clearest skies across central southern parts of England

00:28and Wales. Cloud and patchy rain will sink southwards as we head into the early hours.

00:33Frost developing under the clearest skies across southern areas. But elsewhere, generally

00:37a lot of clouds, some hill fog, some murky conditions developing. Behind these weather

00:41systems, it does clear up across northern and eastern parts of Scotland, a scattering

00:46of showers moving in. The wind's still quite brisk up here, generally holding temperatures

00:50above freezing under the cloud, but touch of frost possible across southern parts of

00:55England and Wales. Minus one, minus two possible to start Friday morning. Early brightness

01:00initially in southern England, but this being replaced by cloud as it sinks its way southwards.

01:05Still some splashes of rain possible, particularly on the back edge of the cloud. Sunshine following

01:09across northern England into northern Ireland and Scotland as we head through the day. Scattering

01:13of showers possible, particularly across eastern Scotland, eastern England. One or two of these

01:18could fall as sleet or maybe even a little bit of snow. The highest routes being blown

01:22in on quite a keen northerly breeze. So it will feel quite chilly down some eastern coasts.

01:27Seven or eight on a thermometer, perhaps only two or three is the feel. Best of the temperatures

01:32towards the cloudier zones, 10 or 11 Celsius towards the south and west. As we head into

01:38the evening time, the weather front clears the far south of the UK, clearest skies developing

01:43for many. Still a few showers across eastern Scotland, eastern England as we head into

01:48the early hours. The clearest skies across central and western areas. And here is where

01:52the temperatures will fall to freezing, if not below in the countryside. So towns and

01:56cities falling close to freezing, one or two degrees in the countryside, minus two to minus

02:00four. The breeze holding up across eastern areas, particularly the east coast of England

02:04and Scotland means temperatures here is not falling quite as low. But we will see then

02:09from the word go on Saturday, the risk of a few showers in the far east. Again, a little

02:13bit wintry over the tops of the highest ground. Best of the sunshine in the west, this becoming

02:17a bit more limited to Northern Ireland, western Scotland, perhaps the fringes of Wales and

02:21southwest England as cloud filters its way in. There will be some brighter breaks for

02:26everyone, but still the risk of one or two showers, particularly across some eastern

02:30areas being blown in on that northerly breeze. And temperatures feeling chillier through

02:33Saturday, six to eight degrees generally across the board, which is actually nearer to average

02:38for the time of year. And taking a very quick look at Sunday, a lot of cloud across the

02:43UK, a patchy frost to start the day, temperatures rising six to nine degrees. But most places

02:48should enjoy another dry day. If you'd like more information on the weather where you

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02:56you again soon.