Wednesday evening forecast 15/02/23

15 February - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

Transcript

00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest broadcast from the Met Office. High pressure has dominated

00:05the weather picture through the course of the month so far, but we are seeing a change

00:08in the weather. Low pressure systems starting to move in from the Atlantic, giving spells

00:13of rain at times. Some stronger winds developing for a time as we move into Friday. Met Office

00:17warnings already in force across Scotland and North East England. Through into Wednesday

00:23evening time, cloud and rain spilling in from the Atlantic. Some of this could be heavy

00:26at times over the higher ground, but a lot of low cloud and drizzle spreading its way

00:30eastwards. As a result, as this moves in, temperatures rising, so 6 or 7 as a low, meaning

00:36a frost-free night for many. Clearer skies across northern parts of Scotland here, temperatures

00:41perhaps close to freezing for a time. But this is where we'll see the best of the sunshine

00:46first thing on Thursday morning. Elsewhere, cloudy start. Difficult commute if you are

00:51travelling over the higher ground, some rain, drizzle, hill fog around, but it should slowly

00:55improve as we go through the day. There will be a few brighter spells developing, perhaps

00:59the odd glimmer of sunshine. Temperatures rising to 13 or 14 Celsius as a result. Into

01:06the evening time on Thursday, the next weather system moves in. Outbreaks of heavy rain moving

01:11across Northern Ireland and into Scotland. The winds picking up here too, 50, 60 mile

01:15an hour gusts developing as we head into the early hours. Cloudy across England and Wales

01:21with some drizzle over the hills. A mild night for everyone, 6 to 9 Celsius generally

01:26as a low due to the increasing wind and a lot of cloud around. So a wet and windy start

01:30across the northern half of the UK, gusts 60, 70, locally 75 miles an hour across Scotland,

01:36perhaps North East England too. Some tricky travelling conditions, so do stay tuned to

01:40the forecast over the next few days. Cloudy across England and Wales, here some patchy

01:45rain pushing south. Very mild though, 13 to 15 Celsius across many parts of the UK,

01:51turning a bit brighter though into the afternoon as the winds slowly start to ease. Into the

01:55weekend, high pressure generally dominating. Saturday looks generally dry until later on

02:00a weather system will bring some patchy rain, but this should hopefully clear into Sunday

02:04to allow a brighter day with sunny spells and one or two showers. And winds generally

02:08lighter compared to Friday. So if you'd like more information on the weather where you

02:12are for the next few days, particularly on Friday if you live across the north of the

02:15UK, you can find more on our social media channels. I'll see you again soon.