charlotte gallagher, bbc news, carrickfergus. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos.some areas, further south, not so bad. we hold that theme through this evening and overnight. low pressure at city to the north of the uk and high pressure to the south, so lighter winds in the south, very windy further north with lots of showers rattling through, some merging together to produce longer spells of rain, some heavier across western scotland, and a few showers for northern ireland and north west england. through tonight, it stays very blustery across northern areas. this is quite an active weather front which will start to push its way southwards, really heavy, short lived bursts of rain on that. ahead of it, a fairly mild night for england and wales, further north it will feel cooler and fresher, with strong winds. friday, that weather is lighter, and this front will enhance the shower activity across the country, and again it will be another windy day. that band of rain spreads its way southwards, you can see the bright echoes indicating short lived heavy bursts. ahead