Met Office Friday Morning Forecast 22/03/2024

22 March - National weather forecast presented by Alex Deakin

Transcript

00:00Good morning. You'll probably notice a colder feel out there today.

00:04We've got a cold front drifting southwards. It's already introduced the

00:08chillier air and it's also bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain over parts

00:12of the Midlands, South Wales, southwest England, trickling into East Anglia and

00:15the southeast. So a damp morning here, very different feel compared to

00:19yesterday. That rain will take most of the day before it clears from the

00:23southeast as well, lingering in Kent in particular. But elsewhere it does

00:26brighten up some sunshine but lots of showers for Scotland, Northern Ireland,

00:30northwest England, north and west Wales. The showers will drift in on a pretty

00:34brisk wind, especially windy over northern Scotland. Very gusty here

00:38meaning those showers will zip through. They'll be pretty heavy though and over

00:42the mountains in Scotland we will see some snow because we've got that colder

00:45air in place making it feel chillier for all of us. It has been a pretty mild

00:51week in the south with temperatures widely in the mid, even high teens at

00:55times. Today we're looking at 11 or 12 in the south at best. Further north

00:59only 7 to 9 and certainly feeling a lot colder than that with the strength of

01:03the wind over northern Scotland. That gusty wind will continue to throw loads

01:08of showers into western Scotland and Northern Ireland through the night.

01:11Elsewhere the rain finally clears from Kent by late afternoon and then much of

01:15the Midlands, eastern England will have a clear night. Lengthy clear spells will

01:19allow the temperatures to fall away as well. We've got the colder air in place.

01:23Enough of a wind to stop too much in the way of frost but certainly for most a

01:28colder start to the weekend again than we've been used to through this week.

01:32Just single figures three or four degrees in most towns and cities lower

01:36in some rural spots. So yes a chilly start to what will be a cool weekend.

01:40Should start off with some sunshine over the Midlands, eastern England in

01:44particular but that won't last. The clouds will bubble up and it really is a

01:48case of dodging the downpours tomorrow. Heavy showers across the country. More

01:53snow to come over the mountains of Scotland even northern England over the

01:56Pennines there will be some snow and at low levels it'll be rain but wouldn't be

02:01surprised if you don't catch a hail storm at some point. Rumbles of thunder,

02:06flashes of lightning all so possible as the showers come and go through the day.

02:11Won't rain all day. It'll be one of those days where one minute it's fine the next

02:14minute you've got a downpour. Ten minutes later the Sun is out once more.

02:18That brisk wind will bring a chill however temperatures only in single

02:22figures for the majority and again feeling colder because of the strength

02:26of the wind. Does look as if the weather will calm down a little bit for Sunday

02:30something a bit brighter for most of us and certainly a lot drier. For full

02:34details of the weekend you can catch our full weekend forecast available on

02:38YouTube.