07 December - national forecast presented by Alex Deakin
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00:00Good morning, as Storm Dara hits many of us will have a wet and very windy day
00:06and in some places those winds are dangerous. We have a Met Office red
00:10warning in place along with amber warnings for the strength of the wind
00:14many other warnings also in place too. Let's look at the winds first of all
00:18here's the storm system actually tracking across northern England and
00:21southern Scotland this morning but it's on its backside if you like where we're
00:26seeing the strongest winds already very blustery across Northern Ireland and
00:30feeding down through the Irish Sea. These darker purple suggesting gusts of wind
00:34along the Wales coast of 80 miles an hour. We could also see very strong gusts
00:39along the south coast of Wales and up through the Bristol Channel. The English
00:42Channel also having some gusty conditions and as the storm heads into
00:46the North Sea on its northern flank we'll start to see some strong winds
00:50coming down the eastern side of Scotland and eastern England too. So a very windy
00:55day indeed. The strongest winds in the west that's where we have the red
01:00warning in place for this morning. A broader amber warning area covering
01:05Northern Ireland, South West Scotland, western parts of England, Wales and that
01:08red zone along the west coast of Wales, the south coast of Wales and up through
01:13the Bristol Channel on the north coast of Devon and Somerset. We also have
01:17yellow warnings covering a good chunk of the UK. Every chance that this storm
01:21will impact your plans through the day today wherever you are. So do keep up
01:26to date with the forecast, keep up to date with the weather warnings. Yellow
01:30warnings also in place for those winds as they strengthen down the eastern side
01:33a little later today. Also the heavy rain could cause some issues. We have yellow
01:39rain warnings and an amber one across parts of South Wales where it's going to
01:42be very soggy indeed. Of course recent flooding here so extra rainfall likely
01:47to exacerbate the problems and it is a very wet day across much of Wales
01:51central and eastern England seeing bands of rain moving through. A little drier in
01:55Northern Ireland, southwestern parts of Scotland may see a largely dry afternoon.
02:00The winds remain very strong throughout but those damaging gusts of wind should
02:05at least ease somewhat during this afternoon but staying very blustery and
02:09the winds coming down from the north bringing a colder feel as well.
02:13Temperatures really struggling, single digits at best add on that wind and it
02:17will feel colder than that. Cold enough for some snow across Scotland that is an
02:21extra hazard still some snow coming in here over some of the higher routes the
02:25A9 in particular strong winds and snow means for blizzards through the day
02:29easing a little bit as we go through the night. The rain easing in quite a few
02:32areas as well but it stays pretty wet across eastern and central England it
02:37stays blustery also. Further west turning a little bit drier and with some
02:42clearer skies temperatures dipping well down into single figures with some
02:46shelter across parts of Scotland. Many towns and cities will hold up at five or
02:50six degrees Celsius. Another cold and blustery day on Sunday but at least for
02:55many it should be a drier day tomorrow certainly for Wales and southwest
02:59England. Much of Scotland, Northern Ireland also dry, even some sunshine. A few
03:04showers over northeast Scotland, plenty more showery outbreaks of rain though for
03:08the Midlands and eastern England and still that wind coming down from the
03:12north or the northeast bringing another chilly day. Again the winds not as strong
03:17tomorrow but still brisk enough you will notice it temperatures it'll read seven
03:22to nine Celsius on the thermometer but again feeling colder with the strength
03:26of the wind but the winds particularly strong and dangerous in the coming hours
03:31this morning. Do check out the Met Office weather warnings for yourself they're
03:35constantly being monitored, constantly being updated. You can check them for
03:39yourself through the Met Office app and the Met Office website. If you haven't
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