Met Office Saturday Afternoon Weather Forecast 06/04/2024
06 April - National weather forecast presented by Ellie Glaisyer.
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00:00Good afternoon, welcome to your latest weather update from the Met Office.
00:05Storm Kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds as we go through this afternoon,
00:09particularly across western parts. It's out towards the west of the UK at the moment,
00:12slowly pushing its way northwards as we go through the rest of the weekend. It does stay
00:16close by though, so plenty of showers around, but as it moves away, another area of low
00:20pressure replaces it out from the southwest of the UK, bringing further wet weather into
00:25the new week.
00:26As I mentioned, there will be some very strong winds associated with Storm Kathleen, with
00:30yellow warnings in force. Those strongest winds are along Irish sea coasts, so for Northern
00:34Ireland and parts of western Scotland, we could see gusts of 60-70 mph through this
00:38afternoon. This is likely to cause some travel disruption, particularly for roads in the
00:42north, so do check your journeys before you travel.
00:46On to the weather through this afternoon though, and it should be a dry day for most of us.
00:49There will be some patchy rain across much of England and Wales, and some heavy showers
00:53across Northern Ireland and parts of western Scotland, but there will be some sunshine
00:56mixed in between those showers as well. A breezy day quite widely across the UK, and
01:01those strongest winds across western areas, but perhaps a little bit lighter across the
01:05very far southeast.
01:07With those southerly winds though, it will be bringing in some very warm air. Temperatures
01:11across the southeast of England, perhaps 21 or 22 degrees, so this making it the warmest
01:16day of the year so far. Even in the west of the UK, temperatures well above average for
01:20the time of year, but with those stronger winds further west, that will definitely take
01:24the edge off those temperatures.
01:27So through Saturday evening, still remaining windy quite widely, but out towards the southwest
01:32we see a band of showers pushing its way north and eastwards. This turning particularly heavy
01:36across Wales and southwest England, we could see some hail and thunder, so perhaps some
01:40localised flooding. Further showers continue to spread north and eastwards into the early
01:44hours of Sunday morning, but generally turning a little bit drier as we go towards the start
01:48of Sunday.
01:50Still remaining very windy overnight, and that helping to keep temperatures up in perhaps
01:54the high single figures for most, but even the low double figures across the south of
01:58the UK.
01:59So, a briefly drier start for many of us on Sunday morning, but that doesn't last long
02:04as further showers push their way in from the west, turning particularly heavy across
02:08western areas, and again we could see some hail and thunder mix in. Southeastern parts
02:12of England probably holding on to the best of the sunshine through Sunday afternoon,
02:16but anywhere could almost see a shower as we go through the afternoon. Still remaining
02:19very windy, particularly northwestern parts of Scotland could see those gusts again of
02:2360-70mph, so perhaps some travel disruption through the afternoon.
02:29It'll be another mild day on Sunday, not quite as mild as Saturday, but still highs of 16
02:33or 17 degrees across eastern areas, generally a little bit closer to average further north,
02:37around 10 or 12 degrees across parts of Scotland.
02:42Through Sunday evening, those showers continue to push in from the west, slowly pushing their
02:46way eastwards overnight Sunday and into the start of Monday, turning a little bit drier
02:51for much of England and Wales, however still remaining quite showery across western parts
02:55of Scotland. But as all eyes out towards the southwest, that next area of low pressure
02:59moves in, so bringing some further unsettled weather into the start of the new working
03:03week.
03:04There are some hints though that we might see something a briefly more settled towards
03:07the second half of next week, but you can find out more about that by subscribing to
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03:13Bye bye!