Dry initially towards southeastern areas but bands of heavy rain in the north and west clearing northeastwards through all areas, with drier and clearer conditions developing for Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England. Yellow warnings for rain across Wales and western and northern parts of England. Staying mild but windy across northeast Scotland with winds also picking up around Channel coasts. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the evening of 16/10/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Clare Nasir.
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00:00Hello there, welcome to your Wednesday evening weather update from the Met Office.
00:04Rain will be replaced by brighter skies tomorrow and a few showers.
00:08However, for the time being we do have two rain warnings.
00:11One from Manchester to Plymouth covering the West Midlands as well as some parts of Wales away from the West.
00:16Expect some heavy rain through Wednesday evening.
00:19Now this warning expires at 9pm but before that there could be some delays on the roads,
00:24with public transport, certainly tricky driving conditions with spray as well as surface water.
00:29And a similar situation across northern counties of England.
00:32However, this one goes out till midnight because the whole system is moving its way northwards as well as eastwards.
00:38All courtesy of some bands of cloud and rain, which will be heavy at times,
00:42eventually clearing towards the north-east and then a better day around on Thursday.
00:47We'll see that rain clear towards the far north-east of Scotland and then a few showers will move in from the west,
00:53but they will be fairly scattered, temperatures still above average for this time of year.
00:57On Friday this band of rain will eventually bring some stronger winds.
01:01A wind warning on Friday across the far north-west of Scotland.
01:05And these bands of cloud and rain push ever eastwards as well.
01:09Now for the time being, here's that rain.
01:12It's the wet weather extending from central southern England up across most of the country, covering Scotland as well.
01:18Notice some brighter echoes representing some intense downpours.
01:24So through the evening we watch as this whole system moves its way eastwards.
01:28So there will be a clearance through evening time across Northern Ireland, south-west Wales and the west country.
01:34But notice there will be some heavier pulses of rain across the eastern side of Scotland,
01:39down towards the south-east of England as we head through to around midnight.
01:43Eventually though, through the night, most of the rain becomes confined to Scotland
01:48as we lose the intensity and the distribution of the rain further south.
01:52Those clear skies then emerge across the Midlands, covering the Isle of Man down towards central southern England.
01:58Temperatures towards the east, still 14 or 15 Celsius.
02:02A keen breeze across the far north-east of Scotland,
02:05and the wind will pick up across Channel and Irish coast as we head into Thursday morning.
02:10At least though, you'll see some sunshine to start the day.
02:13The cloud across eastern counties of England will tend to clear,
02:16and we'll hang on to more cloud across central and northern areas of Scotland as the rain becomes confined to the far north.
02:22At the same time, a few showers will file in across the Irish Sea, Northern Ireland,
02:27up towards the western side of Scotland, and one or two could move in across the west country as well as Wales.
02:33But for many areas, it's a bright afternoon with some sunshine,
02:36although there could be a bit more cloud from time to time across east Anglia as well as the south-east.
02:41Temperatures then, well in shelter across eastern Scotland, 17 or 18.
02:4518 down this eastern strip with the wind coming in from the south-west,
02:4817 across Wales, 15 or 16 for Northern Ireland.
02:51So wherever you are, it's a pleasant afternoon, a few showers, at least though, there will be some sunshine.
02:57Now through Thursday evening and overnight, any showers tending to fade away, a quieter evening.
03:02It's going to feel a bit chilly into Friday morning, temperatures a bit lower,
03:05but notice this next band of cloud and rain moving in.
03:09Could see some high spring tides associated with it as well.
03:13So strong winds, outbreaks of rain pushing steadily eastward,
03:16hanging on to brighter skies towards more eastern counties.
03:20And here's your outlook through Saturday.
03:22Those showers could linger across eastern counties before clearing,
03:25many areas having some fine weather with some sunshine before all change yet again on Sunday.
03:31We see this deep area of low pressure move in.
03:34Expect some very strong winds, gales if not severe gales.
03:37Warnings go out from northern Scotland, down across Scotland, Northern Ireland,
03:41the tip of Wales and the far north-west of England.
03:44We'll keep you posted here on all our social media channels. See you later.