This afternoon sees widespread rainfall across parts of the UK including Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and southwest England, but it remains mostly dry for many parts of England. In Northern Ireland there are also some brisk winds with a yellow weather warning in-force for this. In the evening the rain advances eastwards and many parts of England that escaped the rain in the afternoon will become wet. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 17/12/2024. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello again. It's going to be a windy day for many of us. The winds are going to be
00:04strengthening as we go through this afternoon and into the evening. There's an area of low
00:09pressure just to the west of us and it's going to track just to the north of the UK and deepen
00:15as it does so, which is why we are going to see some strong winds, particularly around
00:18Irish Sea coastal parts, but all western coastal areas likely to have gales and possibly even
00:24stronger could see gusts of around 60 miles per hour in some places. So there will be
00:27some travel disruption. Ferries could be affected as well. Watch out for some spray and large
00:33waves near the coast also. As we go into Wednesday, we are going to see the strongest winds becoming
00:38confined to the Northern Isles as that low drifts away towards the northeast. But if
00:43we look at the details through the rest of today, and yes, across parts of Scotland there's
00:48some heavy outbreaks of rain pushing their way through also across Northern Ireland and
00:52western parts of England and Wales there will be outbreaks of rain arriving as well. Further
00:57east across central and eastern parts, it's actually staying largely dry, but it is going
01:01to be a bit cloudier than yesterday. Only a little bit of sunshine breaking through.
01:06Temperatures are staying above average for the time of year. Most places getting into
01:10double figures. So feeling pretty mild, although it is going to be windy and in the wind and
01:15rain, it's not going to feel pleasant at all. Later on as we go through this evening and
01:19more wet weather sweeping its way through. So although through the daytime it's looking
01:23largely dry across the southeast, the wet weather will arrive here later on and overnight
01:27and there will be some further pulses of something a bit more persistent rain wise spreading
01:32across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as we go through the night. And all the time
01:36we do need to be aware that there will be these strong winds. Like I say, the strongest
01:40winds towards western northern coastal parts, particularly around parts of southwest Scotland,
01:45eastern Northern Ireland and the north of Wales. But most places it will be pretty blustery.
01:50As a result of the cloud, the rain, the strong winds, temperatures won't drop much at all.
01:54In fact, if we look at our overnight minima and these forecast temps are closer to what
01:58you'd expect for our daytime highs at this time of year. Through tomorrow, then a blustery
02:04cloudy and for some of us wet start to the day. But a lot of that rain will actually
02:08clear away towards the east as we go through the morning and then there will be some brighter
02:12skies developing. Most of us will see some sunshine, although there will be a few showery
02:17bursts mixed in with that. And then later on, as we go through the afternoon, we are
02:21going to see a swathe of heavier, more persistent rain coming in from the southwest, affecting
02:26parts of southwestern England and across Wales as well. Further north across Scotland, a
02:32mixture of sunny spells or clear spells and also some squally showers. And these showers
02:37could be a little bit wintry. Some sleet or snow above four to five hundred metres or
02:42so. Now, temperatures tomorrow are actually going to be a little bit higher than today
02:46across south. We're looking at highs in the mid teens for some places. Further north,
02:51low teens as will be their maximum. But by the time that we get to the afternoon, colder
02:55air starting to push its way in. So temperatures by three, four o'clock will have already started
03:00to drop. There's more wet weather to come across the southern parts as we go through
03:04Wednesday evening across central southern parts of England and Wales. We could see thirty
03:09to forty millimetres of rain building up in some places. And so we could see a little
03:13bit of flooding. Some more travel disruption is possible here. Further north, sticking
03:17with the clear spells and also some further showers. And these could still be falling
03:21asleep or snow over any modest higher ground. Looking further ahead and whilst it is mild
03:26at the moment, we are going to see a little bit of a dip in our temperatures on Thursday
03:29before then the temperatures pick up again. But generally, I think the biggest talking
03:34point will be the fact that there will often be some strong winds around gales in exposed
03:38spots in particular. And with that swathes of wet weather coming through, either some
03:43persistent rain or some squally showers. Either way, you'll want to keep up to date with the
03:47forecast. And if you head to our YouTube channel, you will find our deep dive with Honour later
03:52on this afternoon. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.