Thursday afternoon forecast 13/04/23

13 April – National weather forecast presented by Mark Wilson.

Transcript

00:00Hello. After all the stormy weather across the UK yesterday, thankfully today is looking

00:04a little bit calmer across the UK. But that being said, we still do have a fair few showers

00:09across the country, particularly focused across much of Scotland, North East England here,

00:12a lot of cloud around, some heavy frequent showers with the risk of hail and thunder

00:16as well. Elsewhere though, across England and Wales, generally a dry, brighter day compared

00:20to yesterday, more in the way of sunshine, still the risk of some showers, particularly

00:23towards that south east corner where they could be heavy with the risk of hail and thunder.

00:27Lighter winds for most of the country compared to yesterday, still some quite gusty winds

00:31across that central slice. Temperatures generally milder for most areas compared to yesterday,

00:3511 to 13 degrees in the south, but still quite cool underneath that cloud and rain further

00:40towards the north. As we head through the rest of the evening and overnight, we still

00:44hang on to a lot of cloud, shower outbreaks of rain towards the north east of the country.

00:47But elsewhere across much of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, turning drier, clear spells

00:50developing one or two mist and fog patches before more cloud and rain spreads in towards

00:54the south west as we head through the night with some strengthening winds here too. That

00:58cloud will keep the temperatures up towards the south west, so hot lows not falling below

01:016 or 7. But elsewhere across the country, quite a chilly night to come. Temperatures

01:05in rural spots falling close to freezing, so a touch of frost here. So we pick up on

01:10that cloud and rain towards the south west of England to start the day, just fringing

01:13into south Wales as well. So quite a wet picture here, still some strong gusty winds towards

01:17the south coast. But elsewhere across the country, after a fairly dry start for many

01:21of us, showers developing quite widely through the morning and by the afternoon. Heavy frequent

01:25showers particularly towards the east, something a little bit dry and brighter towards the

01:29north west, but I think anywhere prone to a shower. Again, as I said, those showers

01:33could be heavy, slow moving as well, thanks to lighter winds. So temperatures again relatively

01:37cool for the time of the year. We're looking at highs of 10 to 12 degrees. I think if you're

01:40under a heavy shower, feeling particularly chilly. As we head through the rest of Friday

01:45into the evening and overnight, then we hang on to a lot of shower outbreaks of rain across

01:48much of the country, some heavier, more persistent rain across many southeastern parts for a

01:52time, but turning a bit drier and clearer from the west as we head through the night

01:56and under those clear skies turning fairly chilly once again.

02:00So after a fairly unsettled week this week, it does start to calm down a little bit as

02:03we head through the weekend into next week. We lose the low pressure, still focus some

02:07weather fronts towards the far north west, but elsewhere high pressure builds towards

02:10the north and the east of the UK. That will turn it dry and brighter for many parts, more

02:14in the west sunshine and turning a little bit warmer as well, although we do pick up

02:17quite a strong easterly breeze.

02:19That's all from me, you can follow us as always on social media.