Wetter conditions continue for most this afternoon as rain pushes its way northeastwards. This rain will be turning heavy in parts, particularly across northwest Scotland. Windy conditions are expected to also continue throughout the afternoon. Yellow rain and wind warnings are in place. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 21/02/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good day to you. It's a pretty wet and windy picture out there for many of
00:04us at the moment, but we are going to see the heaviest rain and strongest winds easing
00:09as we go later on. But currently, there's a double frontal structure across the UK and
00:14it's this that's bringing the very wet weather. And notice how tightly packed these isobars
00:18are. No surprise that we have some strong winds as well. A lot of that clearing through
00:23as we go through the rest of today, but into tomorrow, frontal system lingering across
00:27parts of the south-east, so fairly wet here for a time. Then it all quietens down for
00:32a short spell, but that quieter spell doesn't last long because another relatively deep
00:37area of low pressure, albeit relatively far up towards the north-west of the UK, but that
00:42comes in and the fronts are then going to march their way across as we go through Sunday,
00:47bringing some very wet and some very windy weather. Definitely the wettest and windiest
00:50day of the weekend for many of us. Back to the here and now though, and well, outbreaks
00:55of rain, heavy at times, spilling their way north-eastwards across many areas, actually
00:59in the south-east, clinging on to something a bit drier and brighter through much of the
01:03day, rain arriving later. The heaviest rain will be across parts of Scotland, totals building
01:08up 60-70mm, a bit of flooding possible here. Strongest winds across western parts through
01:14much of the afternoon. Irish Sea coastal areas could see coastal gales, perhaps gusts of
01:1860-65mph, but these gradually easing later on. Temperatures are on the mild side,
01:25remarkably higher than where they were at the start of the week. Mid-teens for quite
01:29a few places, but obviously with the wind, the rain, it's going to feel pretty unpleasant.
01:33The wind's gradually easing from the west as we go through the day, but across eastern
01:37parts as we go into this evening, that's when they're going to be strongest here. Overnight
01:42then we have clearer, drier weather for many places, but in the south-east some persistent
01:48rain lingering through much of the night and into tomorrow morning here. And also across
01:52parts of north-west Scotland, some blustery showers pushing through. Otherwise, yeah,
01:56a good deal of dry weather, clearer skies towards the north-west, cloudier towards the
02:00south and east. Temperatures not dropping a huge amount, perhaps a touch lower than
02:04some recent nights, but in the south-east with the cloud, the rain, staying in double
02:09figures for some. And because there will still be some blustery winds, especially towards
02:13the north-north-east of the UK, temperatures not dropping a huge amount. So, a relatively
02:18mild start to the day through tomorrow. A wet start in the south-east across East Anglia,
02:23Kent, perhaps into London as well. Some persistent rain, could be quite heavy, and that will
02:27continue until early afternoon. Otherwise, Saturday definitely the driest and brightest
02:33day of the weekend for many of us. Some fairly hefty showers across parts of Scotland, and
02:38later on some hefty showers building in from the south-west across parts of Wales, south-west
02:42England even pushing into central southern England as well, perhaps the Midlands too.
02:47But there will also be some bright sunny spells around, and like I say, definitely the brightest
02:51day of this weekend. Temperatures won't be quite as high as they will be through today,
02:57but nonetheless still around or a touch above average for the time of year. And with slightly
03:01lighter winds and less rain around, a bit more sunshine, if anything, it's going to
03:05feel a bit more pleasant. Like I said though, it's Sunday when we're going to have some
03:09unsettled weather sweeping its way through. Some heavy rain, some strong winds spilling
03:14across much of the country. Gusts of around 65-70 mph in many places, particularly in
03:21exposed spots, and some heavy rain to go with it, particularly across parts of South Wales,
03:25could see totals of around 80-90 mm. This coming so close after the heavy rain that
03:31we'll have seen through today, it does mean that there's a relatively high chance of some
03:35significant impacts. At the moment we have yellow warnings across many places, but there's
03:40a chance, particularly across parts of Wales, we may need to go amber if we see some greater
03:45chance of those impacts from the heavy rain. Temperatures still down a nudge compared to
03:50Saturday and with the rain, the cloud, the strong winds, feeling pretty unpleasant indeed.
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04:01are up to date with everything because we will be issuing new warnings as we go through
04:06this weekend because of the unsettled weather that we are expecting on Sunday.
04:10I'll see you later. Bye-bye.