Met Office Saturday morning weather forecast 17/02/24

17 February - National weather forecast presented by Alex Burkill.

Transcript

00:00Very good morning to you. I hope you're able to make the most of any drier weather around

00:04at the moment before the rain arrives later on. We do currently have a weak front across

00:10western parts and that is bringing some cloudy drizzly outbreaks for some, but it's this

00:15second front to the west of us that's going to push in later, bringing heavier, more persistent

00:20rain. But as we go through this morning, some sunshine across parts of eastern England and

00:25across northeastern parts of Scotland too, though many areas turning increasingly cloudy

00:30as we go through the day. And like I said, that cloud bringing some outbreaks of drizzly

00:34rain. However, it's later on where we see that other system I mentioned earlier, bringing

00:38some heavy, persistent rain initially across Northern Ireland, but then pushing into parts

00:44of Scotland, England and Wales as we go into the afternoon. Temperatures are still above

00:48average for the time of year. They won't be quite as high as they were earlier on in the

00:52week, but nonetheless, we're likely to see highs of around 15, 16 Celsius towards the

00:57south and only a few degrees lower than this further north. The heavy rain will then push

01:02its way eastwards across the whole of the country as we go through this evening. So

01:06in the southeast, it is going to turn increasingly wet later on. And in fact, across much of

01:11England and Wales, there is the risk of some impacts due to the heavy rain with some travel

01:16disruption, perhaps some spray on the roads and also some flooding in areas as well, which

01:21is why we do have a warning in force as we go through the night. That rain should start

01:26to clear away towards the southeast, though there is some uncertainty as to exactly how

01:30quickly it pushes through. So it could be a pretty wet start across parts of the southeast

01:35in particular. First thing on Sunday morning, but some drier weather likely to follow in

01:39behind. And we are going to have some clearer skies in some places, just a scattering of

01:43showers most likely across parts of Scotland. Staying mild, though many places holding up

01:48in double figures as we go through the night. A little bit cooler than this further north,

01:52but it's not going to be a particularly chilly night at all. As we go through Sunday then,

01:57and like I said, it could be quite a wet start across particularly the east southeast, but

02:01that rain should push away towards the southeast relatively quickly. And then for many, Sunday

02:06actually looks like a largely fine day. I think there will be some decent bright or

02:11sunny spells around, perhaps a bit more sunshine than this cloudier picture behind me suggests.

02:16But also watch out for a few showers, most places avoiding these, so most places largely

02:21dry. But yeah, just one or two showers to watch out for here or there. Temperatures

02:25again on the mild side, similar to Saturday, so highs around 15, 16 Celsius in the south

02:31and a little bit lower than this further north. As we look ahead to next week, and it is going

02:36to stay mild, but after a drier start, I think we can expect some wet and windy weather,

02:41particularly as we go through Tuesday and into Wednesday. So do stay up to date with

02:45the forecast as we get nearer the time. You can do that by subscribing to our YouTube

02:49channel. Bye-bye.