chris fawkes has the details. thanks a lot.ne earlier today in topsham in devonshire. trouble is brewing. out in the atlantic we have some areas of low pressure. they are targeting the uk. we are going to see things turning more unsettled. milder in the next few days. before we get there, a number of showers going —— in eastern coastal areas of scotla nd going —— in eastern coastal areas of scotland and england. not moving too far inland. there is very little in the way of to push them along. you could see some rain in the this afternoon. a few showers for southern areas of northern ireland. still a little on the cool side for the time of year. as we go through this evening and overnight we could see some showers in eastern scotland. perhaps wintry over the hills. otherwise a tidy and cool night with temperatures down into low single figures. when we keep the cure spells, we could see some patches frost developing. on tuesday, quite a difference out west. a band of rain moving quickly into south—west england, wales and northern

chris fawkes has all the weather...eather is pretty dull and gloomy today, looking ahead to weekend weather prospects, sunshine is on the way. beyond that, the weather is set to turn really quite cold next week, we will be looking at that later on. a painting by david hockney sets a new record — ‘portrait of an artist — pool with two figures‘ has fetched over 70 million pounds. hello everyone — this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. michael gove insists he has confidence in theresa may as she pursues her brexit deal. the environment secretary was rumoured to be considering resigning from the cabinet but has decided to stay on to help the cabinet to get "the best future for britain". this morning the prime minister once again defended her brexit withdrawal agreement — answering calls from members of the public in a phone in on lbc radio. it comes amid speculation that a leadership challenge to mrs may is about to be launched by tory backbenchers. let's talk to steve baker of the european research group. you quit at the

here's chris fawkes with the forecast.n across parts of wales in southwest england behind his band of rain that continues to edge its way northward and eastwards. even as that wind clears, the weather becomes dry for a time. if few mist and fog patches over the hills. another been afraid will be coming infor another been afraid will be coming in for the second half of the night. it will become quite a windy night, particularly across western areas, those winds will prevent temperatures from dropping too far. a relatively mild night compared to recent nights. that tomorrow we have an area of low pressure that will be bringing strong winds. the western side of the country could getjust a 60-70 side of the country could getjust a 60—70 mph across our coast and hills, drinking —— bringing some tree trunks around. the range of will be all with us, but heavy across northern ireland and scotland, bringing some low surface flooding. as the rain moves into the afternoon, that is were the strongest winds will come through here. you

now the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.cond half of the weekend, but with clear skies in place it is actually start to the day so if you are heading outside in the next hour or two, these are the temperatures you may be contending with. older than that in the grampians in thailand. in some of the deep valleys weather winds have fallen, it will be below freezing. looking at sunday's were the picture you can see the extent of the sunshine. a sunny day for northern ireland compared to yesterday. early morning cloud for ease scotland running down to the vale of york thinning and breaking at times, so we should see some spells of sunshine. for many areas of the uk it will be sunshine from dawn till dusk, with little in the way of cloud in the sky. temperatures the average, 10— 12, feeling cool in the breeze around the east coast of east anglia and the east coast of east anglia and the southern coast of england. 0ver the southern coast of england. 0ver the next few days winter will be arriving. it will get much colder. look at th

time for a look at the weather, and chris fawkes has the weather.uch more sunshine than was the case yesterday, and beautiful pictures are being sent into us all day today. this was one of those from norfolk, showing this flock of birds taking to the sky, thanks to walking greyhound for sending the picture in. we have the clear skies with us at the moment, already turning into at the moment, already turning into a chilly night with threat —— patchy frost forming in the highlands. but for the most part, wins will take 50 temperatures from just above freezing. will have clear skies, and northern ireland joining in on the sunshine. across the border we will see steady —— sunny skies, but there'll continue to be a chilly breeze growing around the east coastline of east anglia. temperatures will be nowhere near normal as we look at next week. look at this, 5 degrees in london, 4 degrees in cardiff? we have windy weather on the way, moving through tuesday and wednesday, targeting england and wales. that's your weather. hello this is bbc news. the headline

time for a look at the weather, and chris fawkes has the weather.s are being sent into us all day today. this was one of those from norfolk, showing this flock of birds taking to the sky, thanks to walking greyhound for

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.y with plenty of sunshine, the ea rly—morning cloud clearing day with plenty of sunshine, the early—morning cloud clearing away to give blow in sunny skies, a couple of exceptions, east scotland and northern ireland but as we go through this evening and overnight, the cloud is already breaking up in northern ireland and will start to thin and break a little in eastern scotla nd thin and break a little in eastern scotland as well. we're left with clear skies and a fairly brisk south—easterly wind and a cold one, much colder than recent nights, temperatures in towns and cities down to 2—4. tomorrow, notice northern ireland joins in on the sunny story and not much cloud for eastern scotland. what cloud we have in the morning should tend to fizzle out. in the sunshine, temperatures close to average for the time of year, highs of around 10—12, something like that. but then the weather over the next few days is going to turn cloudy. some damp weather around but more significantly, it will st

now the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.uk with a chilly wind out and about. yesterday we had some sparkling visibility, clear blue skies across the highlands of scotland. we have a number of beautiful weather watch pictures are sent into us. but you know what? pictures are sent into us. but you know what? our weather patterns are all interlinked. what happens to the north—west of us, near the arctic circle, north iceland, we had to temperatures up to 70 celsius. just astonishing. 40 degrees above normal. it has set in place a chain reaction. the warm air will go into the arctic and the arctic response by chucking cold air out across northern europe —— 14 degrees. that is heading to our shores in the next couple of days. a change in the weather is just around the corner. before we get that it will be a chilly start to the day this morning because we have had these clear skies for most of the night. that has allowed temperatures to plunge. because the breeze has stayed up there is not too much frost out and about. temperature

it‘s time for the latest weather forecast and chris fawkes has got that for us this afternoon.

time for a look at the weather... here's chris fawkes thank you.start to see this article outbreak working across europe, this will reach our shores next week, hammering temperatures, much colder. the weather today, low cloud around, use the uk's tallest holding the shard as a giant measuring stick the cloud is 150 metres above the street level, really low a nd metres above the street level, really low and going nowhere fast, you can see how extensive it is. there are some gaps in the cloud particularly across northern scotland, that is where the best of the sunshine is, there was a start like this earlier in aberdeenshire. asi like this earlier in aberdeenshire. as i say, the weather not going to change a great deal, for there is cloud at the moment it will stay cloudy, the best of the breaks in the north and west of the uk, the cloud could be thick enough to give the odd spit of drizzle around the tens a street. overnight stay in cloudy, the cloud thickening to bring mist and some hill fog patches across northern and western areas, the odd spot o

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.t be fooled by the finds out that many of us have seen today this is the scene in greater london earlier today. the shower clouds are already building, and these have been widespread, but also thundery in places, across wales and south—west england, and you can see the clouds working in here on the satellite picture. after a dry and sunny start to the day elsewhere, the showers will become increasingly widespread as we look at the forecast into the afternoon. through the morning, the showers will get across the midlands and central and southern england, this poor —— before spreading into the south—east. though the england will see the fewest of the showers across this part of the world as we go into the afternoon. it might well say mainly dry and showers later in the day. northern ireland probably won't see too many showers. they will be sliding up the irish sea, affecting the isle of man and perhaps one to four coastal paths of antrim and down. later, showers will get into the scottis

here's chris fawkes.inds around. what's lurking towards the south—west is the next area of low pressure waiting to steam in to bring strong winds our way into tomorrow. this is how we start off the evening, a band of rain clearing away from eastern scotland and england, replaced by another one moving in from the west later in the night. between the systems there might be some hill fog, but that will improve and lift, the disability will improve. it will be a milder night than we have seen of late. then tomorrow this is our area of low pressure with tightly packed isobars targeting the western side of the country. the strong winds will be here quite quickly across parts of england and wales, up to 70 mph. transport disruption is a possibility. heavy rain moves across northern ireland into scotland, then the winds pick up. they are still strong enough to cause problems. for the northern isles we will see a number of showers through the day but the winds don't get very strong until later when we could see gu

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.the week where winter makes a comeback, and it is going to get much colder over the next few days. with skies like this to end the day in northern scotland, temperatures are plummeting pretty quickly. temperatures have already got to —4 in both a mind also inverness. a few patches of fog around. —— braemar. a combination of cloud and the wind stopping the frost from most areas but will still be quite cold start to the day on monday morning and the obvious difference between what we have had on the weekend and my‘s weather is the amount of carbon will have in the sky. during the afternoon, cloud thicken further and it will start the season showers moving over. a couple of streams, one of those could well be moving into parts of kent and also essex. another one targets northampton and also lincs. showers will get more scattered in nature, it will be quite unlikely to catch a shower across north—east england and also scotland. —— lincolnshire. singledigit temperatures and it gets much col

here's chris fawkes.nshine coming through over the cumbrian lakes early on, a beautiful weather watcher picture. that was the quiet before the storm. the storms are lining up in the atlantic, set to bring a big change to our weather conditions. it will turn much milder but wet and windy weather on the way. tonight, a few showers coming and going near to the east coast of england and scotland and over the hills, some wing trimmer is for a time. quite a bit of cloud and a cold night and temperatures into low single figures but where cloud breaks, we could be looking at frost and one or two icy stretches. tuesday, the first signs ofa stretches. tuesday, the first signs of a change in the weather comes into south—west england, across wales and northern ireland. a band of rain works in and the winds turn toa of rain works in and the winds turn to a south—westerly direction in the afternoon, bringing milder weather. 12 degrees in plymouth but ahead of the weather front, we are into the same cold airas the weath

it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.northern iceland has been baking. for the north coast, near the arctic circle, temperatures averaged 17 celsius this weekend. warm air moves into the arctic and the arctic responds by throwing cold air across northern europe. that will move towards our shores over the next couple of days. colder weather is on the way. tonight, we have clear skies, but through the second half of the night, it will turn cloudy across scotland, england, and eventually eastern areas of wales. the clearest skies, lowest temperatures, and a sharp frost in the highlands, perhaps some fault here as well. on monday, a different day weather—wise. there will be more cloud and there will be some showers, particularly across east anglia, the midlands and perhaps southern counties of england as well. a few of those showers could reach wales, most of the temperatures getting lower. highs into the single figures, but still some sunshine for western scotland. it will get colder again on tuesday, the cloud will thicken

here's chris fawkes. thanks a lot. we have seen a lot of low cloud around today.loomy skies, about 150 metres above the ground and you can see how extensive the cloud was across the uk today. bright spots in north—west wales in the sunshine, northern and eastern scotland with the setting sun behind the tay bridge. a fine end to the day. the cloud is continuing to thicken up and overnight we'll sea mist and fog patches becoming dense, poor visibility, tricky travelling conditions out and about over the hills, with spots of drizzle falling from this extensive low cloud. temperatures, 7—11. if we keep the clearer skies in the highlands, we could get some frost. the weekend, pressure builds and it will pull in some dry air. both of these factors will start to attack the sheets of cloud so although we start off cloudy on saturday, we will see the sunshine quickly spreading into east anglia and south—east england in the morning before spreading northwards and westwards with some fairly cold wind around. further north, some sunshine in scotland but more cloud for eastern

it's time for the latest weather forecast and chris fawkes has got that for us this afternoon.t's a mixed picture this afternoon, some areas have rain, some areas clouding of the south but in glorious sunshine across more central portions, this was the scene over the cumbrian lakes and hour or so ago. changes afoot with the weather. we have southerly winds dragging in mild air and across northern scotland are at 17 degrees but battle commences. the atlantic lo bs but battle commences. the atlantic lobs a load of warm air at the arctic and the arctic retaliates with a surge of cold air pushing into the heart of europe, which then spreads to the united kingdom. towards the middle of next week temperatures will be around 6—7dc. it is set to get much colder. before we get there the satellite picture tells a story quite nicely today's weather, with a thick cloud in the north—west. that's a weather front and it will bring rain, quite heavy for a time and it will bring rain, quite heavy fora time in and it will bring rain, quite heavy for a time in northern ireland. the wet weather pu

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. most of you have seen a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine, the early—morning cloud day with plenty of sunshine, the ea rly—morning cloud clearing day with plenty of sunshine, the early—morning cloud clearing away to give blow in sunny skies, a couple of exceptions, east scotland and northern ireland but as we go through this evening and overnight, the cloud is already breaking up in northern ireland and will start to thin and break a little in eastern scotla nd thin and break a little in eastern scotland as well. we're left with clear skies and a fairly brisk south—easterly wind and a cold one, much colder than recent nights, temperatures in towns and cities down to 2—4. tomorrow, notice northern ireland joins in on the sunny story and not much cloud for eastern scotland. what cloud we have in the morning should tend to fizzle out. in the sunshine, temperatures close to average for the time of year, highs of around 10—12, something like that. but then the weather over the next few

here's chris fawkes.d the temperatures will be boosted significantly. we look at today's temperatures, for some highs of7 today's temperatures, for some highs of 7 degrees but south—westerly dragging the milder air in and some will see temperatures as high as 15 celsius. that change to milder weather starts to take place this afternoon as this band of rain pushes through. we will start to see the winds turn south—westerly dragging in the mild air late in the day. the first band of rain pushes eastwards as we go through this evening and overnight, it will be replaced by another area of rain moving in from the west later on. rain at times probably best sums up the weather, temperatures mildest in south—west england overnight. for wednesday, it is the strength of the winds we are most concerned about, an area of low pressure with tightly packed isobars will bring strong winds, particularly on irish sea coast and western hills. the winds could reach up to 70 mph, strong enough to bring localised disruption at

here‘s chris fawkes.rm i said, seen them?, we‘ve got them. just for you, simon. here got them. just foryou, simon. here are got them. just for you, simon. here are the are. this is a wall of sand are rolling in the cross—party china, this is close to one of the world‘s great deserts of the world, the gobi desert, partly why we have lots of sand in the sky reducing visibility to 100 metres. the other, perhaps more surprising thing is what we are physically looking at is a weather front, it is a cold front, not like in the uk, low clouds rain but the big drop in temperatures and change in wind speed and direction when this wall of sand was picked up from the gobi desert the winds accelerated with gusts up to 30 mph. it was a cold front that brought that sandstorm to pass off china. wasn‘t that remarkable? i suppose we better talk about what is happening closer to home. because there is a cold front, i‘m in the middle of it. enough about that hot air. we have some hot air coming our way, big change in our we