now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts some shower cloud and some sunshine comingoodbye to one band of rain, the others already arrived across the southwest and the british isles so through the rush hour across the southern half of the uk, it looks fairly miserable in the best of the dry weather is good to the evening will be further north and this could give us five to ten mm of rain, quite widely across and parts of england, south wales and parts of england, south wales and parts of england, southwell so there could be something to her activity accurate it could be. the corridor looking wet and still mild around the span of rain to the south but all day we struggle with temperatures just two or three degrees above freezing of the north. so you can appreciate as the north. so you can appreciate as the sun goes down here, the temperatures will fall with some showers and frost, there's an anticipation of ice here. and we may just skip the frostburg road temperatures may dip towards freezing by dawn so we will be keeping a close eye on the risk of ice in this part of

here's helen willetts.and overnight. it is steadily matching its way in across southern and western areas. further north temperatures will tumble away. where we have had a chat with their ice risk. the worst weather for travellers is further south because as it comes into the cold air there is wintering us over the hills and strong winds to go with the rain. it stays relatively mild in the south but we have cold weather and frost further north. a colder night and a colder day. another cold day tomorrow with outbreaks of rain, strong and gusty winds. picking up again in the afternoon. more wet weather to come for tomorrow in the southern half of the country. friday night, colder still. around 10 degrees in the south and two the north. president trump gives his first public reaction since iran's missile strikes. shouting, explosion. the moment they hit. there were no casualties — president trump spells out why iran is a threat. iran has been the leading sponsor of terrorism and their pursuit of nuclear weapon

what less now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. there will be some drier colder interludesre cloud. you can see the cloud gathering, the low pressure system is gathering on wednesday, coming right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because thejet right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because the jet stream across the mid— latitudes are strengthening significantly, what should be at this time of year. pushing those weather systems, low pressure systems and our way. so for thursday, looks as if it's a bit further southwards. so we drawn on a pretty miserable note. we have had that cold air establish itself to the

what less now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. there will be some drier colder interludes in the next 6—10 days but on the whole, we will be dominated by strong athletic wins. that means more cloud. you can see the cloud gathering, the low pressure system is gathering on wednesday, coming right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because thejet right off the eastern seaboard of the usa because the jet stream gci’oss the usa because the jet stream across the mid— latitudes are strengthening significantly, what should be at this time of year. pushing those weather systems, low pressure systems and our way. so for thursday, looks as if it's a bit further southwards. so we drawn on a pretty miserable note. we have had that cold air establish itself to the north. icy issues here. gradually the rain in hill snow peter out. then we got more rain and more strong winds to come in late in the day. the wins ease for a time but they back up on the south and west. it's here that will have that mild our pushing more rain in. it will feel cold for the northern half of the country. some w

here's helen willetts. a lovely weather forecast unfortunately with wind and rain and a succession of low pressure running in off the atlantic. this one at the moment, and this one heading in for later tomorrow, so actually we will have a drier interlude. across southern areas, pretty miserable conditions with the rain. a few showers as well from scotland, but it isa showers as well from scotland, but it is a drying picture if you like. the rain eases away from east anglia and the south—east through early hours tomorrow, then under starry skies it will be frosty across the northern half of the country with temperatures dipping in the south. the concern is for damp surfaces. 0therwise the concern is for damp surfaces. otherwise we are looking at a decent day on friday, a dry end to the week for most of us. the wind picks up later, ushering in more rain, but for most of us it is a mostly dry day. not as cold in the north because the winds are coming in from the atlantic, mixing up the air and getting rid of t

helen willetts is here.l illustrate that. yes, but i will begin with a pretty picture taken this week in anchorage, alaska. you canjust make out on either side of the picture some nice rainbows. let me show you some nice rainbows. let me show you some more pictures so that you can pick them out. very pretty, taken earlier in the week, very similar atmospheric conditions at the moment. you can see that through the control tower and the last one is my particular favourite. control tower and the last one is my particularfavourite. here we control tower and the last one is my particular favourite. here we go... it is pretty much like a rainbow that you would see, but this is one that you would see, but this is one that has ice crystals in the atmosphere. it looks like a rainbow? pretty much, the light gets split through water, for a rainbow, but in this case it is split through ice. -27 this case it is split through ice. —27 degrees in anchorage, that was a temperature last night. worst to come? yes, that is not

helen willetts from the bbc weather centre looks at the climactic conditions that have increased theraging throughout australia before summer even began. this year they've continued to become more widespread and catastrophic. in the last couple of weeks, burning widely, as we can see from this graphic in southern and eastern areas towards the end of december. one of the main drivers for this intense heat and these bushfires is something called the indian ocean dipole. and it's been strongly positive this year, one of the strongest we've seen and it's when we get warmer waters pulling across the western side of the indian ocean inducing more rain, we've seen 300% of the average rainfall in some parts of the east of africa and devastating flooding, in contrast to that, cooler water pools further east across the indian ocean, so around the waters of australia, which inhibits the rainfall and it's slowed down the monsoon. so, as a result, much of australia have had their driest spring on record, also the second warmest spring on record, so you're left with exceptionally dry land and dry

helen willetts is here. this will happen in about 30 minutes.ter shadow cast by the earth. so it will become a bit darker and we will get that lunar eclipse. that will happen, if you can see it. just a picture of the wild weather on its way in the next couple of days, queueing up in the atlantic. low pressure, weather fronts, low pressure, weatherfronts, that rain setting and across the western side of the uk, not such a great idea to go out and view the moon here. one consolation as it should be quite mild. the wind is coming in from the south—west. for most of us, we are frost free. this is how it is looking as we go through this evening and overnight. heavy rain, strong and gusty wind picking up. at least, as we say, we lift the temperature in the south—east. quite chilly, initially, if you are heading out to see the moon. this is where you get the best picture through the evening at the early pa rt through the evening at the early part of the night. mild, temperatures falling to two or three. far cloudier tomorrow, and windier. and for the n

here's helen willetts.quieter day of weather today but still a question mark over what will happen tonight. let me take you through what is happening today, we are not without showers and rain, this was taken in the highlands in scotla nd this was taken in the highlands in scotland and we have a good deal of showers but also some sunshine. but this cloud is still with us across england and wales and it links back to these lumps of cloud in the atla ntic to these lumps of cloud in the atlantic in the areas of low pressure that i giving us that headache. this is how it is set up at the moment, the rain already returning on the weather front to the south but we have some sunshine between the showers further north but it feels much colder across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, that mild air and that rain is still with us further south. as i say, that's really the question mark, it looks as if england and wells will have their first significant rain for some time, 20-30 significant rain for some ti

the weather now with helen willetts. hello. it‘s bitterly cold out and about.ne and a lot of dry weather as well — although the sunshine will tend to fade as these weak weather fronts come around our area of high pressure and bring more cloud with them. but for the most part, it‘s dry. we do have a few showers lingering in the north and west of scotland, particularly in the northern isles, and a few rain and sleet showers coming into eastern parts of england — particularly east anglia. so with a widespread frost, —5, —6 in the countryside. ice obviously is going to be a concern, particularly where we have had the showers, but it has obviously been so damp. and freezing fog, particularly in the likes of the severn valley, up through the welsh marches, the cheshire plains, but not exclusively here — some for northern ireland, parts of scotland as well, which will struggle to lift. but, again, for most of us, it is dry, there‘ll be plenty of sunshine, which may be a bit hazy in the north with the approach of this next weather front, but temperatures should get to

the weather now with helen willetts. hello. it's bitterly cold out and about. increasingly patchy fog will feature in the forecast for the next few days. in fact, with some sunshine and a lot of dry weather as well, though the sunshine will tend to fade as these weak weather fronts come around our area of high pressure and bring more cloud with them. but for the most part it's dry, some showers lingering in the far north and west of scotland and some rain and sleet is coming into eastern parts of england, especially east anglia. so with a widespread frost, —5 or —6 in the countryside, obviously ice will be a concern, especially where we have had the showers, but it has been so damp. freezing fog, especially in the likes of the severn valley up through the welsh marches, the cheshire plains, not exclusively here, parts of northern ireland and scotland as well, it will struggle to lift. for most of us it is dry, plenty of sunshine, mostly hazy in the north with the approach of this weather front. temperatures should get to about average where we clear the fog. so

here's helen willetts. thank you.ers around. nothing changes in our weather as we move into february. it has been a mild january and will start mild with further outbreaks of rain. rain across southern counties, there is more to come as we go through the night and showers further north. with all that cloud, wind and rain 01’ with all that cloud, wind and rain or showers, another mild night. temperature is akin to the daytime average of this time of year. the rain hopefully across the south of england and wales will have cleared through the morning. that's because we are a bit unsure how far north this weather system is going to drift. as it moves away, high pressure building on the south and a brief incursion of something slightly chilly particularly in the north tomorrow but overall a mild picture. we cleared the rain away from southern areas, showers follow and lengthy spells of rain for scotla nd and lengthy spells of rain for scotland and northern ireland drifting south. they will tend to fizzle out. the north—wes

now it‘s time for a look at the weather with helen willetts.ht, giving a lot of cloud, but when we have breaks in the cloud, potentially in the northeast and eastern parts of england, could hover close to freezing, particularly north—eastern scotland. but for most, when the cloud and rain meaning a relatively mild night, but another great start with still coastal fog around. —— another grey start. rain hanging around for the far north of scotland, and showers to the south, but in between, drier. at least it will be some sunshine materialising between the showers, temperatures are still reaching 1a or possibly 15 celsius and eastern areas, well above the river should be for the time of year. and they should hold up time of year. and they should hold up friday night. again, we lose the rain and southern areas for a time, could see some more returning to the south for a time. showers and when continuing in the north, so actually does the wind really that sustains the temperatures above freezing it, another mild night for most of us. and we keep th

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts.owdonia in snowdonia, which you can see behind me. it is colder air which has filtered its way right across the uk. you can see the shower cloud gathering. this little window of clear air in between is a high pressure ridge which will become, i think, the focus for the uk's weather, over notjust the weekend but the next four or five days. we have not seen this length of dry spell since the middle of september and only a weak weather front to come in and bring us a spattering of rain. today is still a day of transition and plenty of showers and some significant amounts of rainfall from the showers, not just rain but the snow as we saw over the hills. relatively modest hills, there could be some for the brecon beacons and the moors as well. equally, there could be chance of hail and thunder, gusty winds making it feel chilly but at least a little sunshine to enjoy in between. under the starry skies over night, as the showers diminish away from the north of scotland where they will prgres

helen willetts from bbc weather says the phenomenon is known as the indian ocean dipole.st that we've ever seen, and it's when we get warmer waters pooling across the western side of the indian ocean, inducing more rains. so we've seen 300% of the average rainfall in some parts of the east of africa and devastating floodings. in contrast to that, cooler water pools further east across the indian ocean, so around the waters of australia, which inhibits the rainfall, and it's slowed down the monsoon. so as a result, much of australia have had their driest spring on record. also their second warmest spring on record. so you're left with exceptionally dry land, and dry land heats up more quickly than damp land, particularly in these long daylight hours of summer. so all the sun's energy is used to heat, rather than to heat and evaporate. now, whilst the indian ocean dipole is the main driver, main climatic driver for what we're seeing, we've also got this secondary issue, the southern annular mode, which is the roaring 405. strong westerly winds are normally further south acr

now it's time for a look at the thank you, norman. weather with helen willetts. good afternoon.rs. still quite lively winds here. whilst further south, yes, it has been dry and bright to start, but rain is creeping back in and the milder air is still close by to southern parts. and that is giving us a bit of a headache on the detail. the next area of low pressure is arriving as we go through this evening and overnight, pushing its rains northwards. the area of low pressure, if it does deepen more, could potentially bring some very windy weather, so we are keeping an eye on that. and as it comes into the cold air, the likelihood is that the pennines, the cumbrian fells and the southern uplands could see some snow fall towards morning as well. so that is the milder air in the south, cold enough for frost, so a colder night in the north. and potentially some windy weather in england and wales, with gales around the coasts, and the windiest around southerly and western areas. it will push the rain away tomorrow though, but we have got more coming in to the south and west later in th

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello.gales already in southern and western areas, they will be escalating or wins will be picking up in the north—west as well as we go through the afternoon. gusts of wind around 65 mph in coastal areas, so certainly lively in land, and with it some wet weather too, not what we need at the moment. so there are concerns particularly for southern and eastern parts of england where we have had a lot of rain recently. there will be spray and standing water through the rush—hour, and that continues through the night. elsewhere it clears away, the wind strengthening towards the north overnight, and that is where the windiest where will be. relatively mild overnight, largely frost free except perhaps in some of the glens of scotland, but the day tomorrow looks one of sunshine and showers, the shower is easing their way eastwards, and following that squally winds, temperatures a little down today. feeling a little cooler, certainly some wintering us further north but at least there will be some su

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello.h tomorrow. this band of rain weakens as it moves southwards. some brightness around once the early rain in the south clears. temperatures full with cold air in the north, chilly in the northern ours and scotland come into play tomorrow. by the time the rain clears southern areas and pushes northwards, there could be a smattering of snow. a colder day in the north on sunday. still mild in the north on sunday. still mild in the south. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the uk: two members of the same family who'd been at a yorkshire hotel are being treated in hospital. they have now been transferred to a high consequence infection unit, a very secure infectious disease specialist unit in newcastle. touching down, an evacuation flight — carrying more than 80 britons from wuhan — the source of the outbreak — lands at raf brize norton. passengers are being driven to wirral where they'll be quarantined for two weeks. in a few hours — bri

helen willetts from the bbc weather centre looks at the climactic conditions that have increased theg throughout australia before summer even began. this year they've continued to become more widespread and catastrophic in the last couple of weeks, burning widely as we can see, from this graphic in southern and eastern areas towards the end of december. one of the main drivers for this intense heat and these bushfires is something called the indian ocean dipole. and it's been strongly positive this year, one of the strongest we've seen and it's when we get warmer waters pulling across the western side of the indian ocean inducing more rain, we've seen 300% of the average rainfall in some parts of the east of africa and devastating flooding, in contrast to that, cooler water pools further east across the indian ocean, round the waters of australia, which inhibits the rainfall and it's slowed down the monsoon. so, as a result, much of australia have had their driest spring on record, also the second warmest spring on record, so you're left with exceptionally dry land and dry land heats

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. we're heading toward solutions.head into tonight with this bloom of cloud and now menacing and marching its weight in the north west. starting to see the cloud arriving in northern ireland and scotland. it is tied in with this area of low pressure, bringing quite area of low pressure, bringing quite a lot of rain and strong south—westerly winds, a lot of rain. lots of sunshine from eamon britton and eastern parts of northern ireland, much of scotland, and it is rendered relatively mild across scotla nd rendered relatively mild across scotland and northern ireland compared with recent days. temperatures around average for this time of year. we will see the rain paving its way in across scotland into northern ireland pushing south into northern ireland pushing south into northern ireland pushing south into north west england and gale force winds driving it in. further south and east, the likelihood is largely dry but increasingly cloudy, after initial debts and temperature early in the evening, temperatures will recov