here's chris fawkes.time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for february. since then we had a cold front working and that this area of cloud here bringing in light patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. it's bringing fresh air as well so we're not going to see those type of extreme levels of heat across the uk, but rather we've got the very high temperatures across europe. on this chart, the red of the colour is the more unusual those temperatures are and over recent days we've seen are and over recent days we've seen a number of new city records are set for february so it's been really very unusual. today, we've got some sunshine to come for most of us. 10-12 c. it sunshine to come for most of us. 10—12 c. it should be about 12 in london and cardiff this afternoon. we have she was —— showers around particularly northern ireland and north—western scotland. overnight tonight pressure is

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.lo there. 0ur weather is going to turn increasingly mild over the next 2a hours, but as it does so, we've got some rain and some strong winds to come from this area of low pressure. this hook of cloud just going past northern ireland will bring some particularly strong winds, i think, to the hebrides in western scotland, where gusts of wind will probably reach about 75 mph, so there is the risk of some disruption here from the strong winds. outbreaks of rain and fairly windy conditions, though, with us for most areas of the uk as we go into this evening, and indeed overnight, those winds will very slowly ease down. there will be further showers later in the night for northern ireland and western scotland. and it's going to be a mild night — i've not said that for many weeks — 4—10 celsius, something like that. monday starts off on a rather damp note across east anglia and south—east england, with some rain slow to clear away. showers follow to northern ireland, north of both england an

now, the weather with chris fawkes.the day today. for some it is going to turn out to be quite wet with persistent rain, particularly for wales, southwest scotland in northwest england, but especially so in cumbria. elsewhere, even more likely that the weather will stay dry, and warmest day of the years apart. temperatures this afternoon reach 18 degrees in the very warmest spots. overnight tonight, orwhether front will push its way eastwards, whilst weakening significantly, so a few spots of rain left on it as it works into southern and eastern areas of england. mr fogg patches. for the northwest, little bit cooler than recent nights with showers coming into scotland, and the davis showers, the weather front is still there thursday morning, could be a bit of rain, but not amounting to much, many of us having a fun day, bosom showers across western areas. still mild, but not quite as mild as it has been. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... a rule change to allow people with learning disabilitiies to get

provide here's the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.ay in santon downham, we got up to 18 celsius. well, today it was 12 — still quite a way above average but just not as ridiculously warm as it was yesterday. the extreme heat for february is now more concentrated over into europe. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, high pressure's building in. so the winds will fall lighter, and we'll have clear skies developing widely away from northern scotland where there will be thicker cloud and a little bit of rain. now, that's why the temperatures here will stay above freezing. the weather southwards, though, there is a risk of some patches of frost developing just about anywhere, really. it will be a cold night and a cold start to the day on friday for many of us. now, the rain in shetland will tend to move away with brighter skies working in later on. for many though, sunshine from dawn till dusk and after that cold start to the day, we're looking at temperatures of around 10—12 celsius which on the face of it is similar to

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. the next few days on the weather front looking pretty quiet, really, weather—wise. there'll be some morning frost and a little bit of fog to come, some dry weather with sunshine. but as the week goes by, it probably turns a bit cloudier and certainly a lot cooler as we head towards thursday and indeed friday as well. here's the weather picture at the moment. clear skies being replaced by low cloud, mist and fog across east anglia. the midlands, central and eastern parts of wales turning pretty murky as well. got quite a bit of cloud in scotland, so that's keeping the frost at bay here for quite a few. but where we do have those clearer skies, it's going to be cold with temperatures down to about —3 degrees celsius. and for some of you, yes, it will be quite a grey start to the day. now, i think the worst of the low cloud and the mist and fog probably stretching across east anglia, the midlands, central and eastern parts of wales. and along this zone, there will be some areas that keep

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. north africa and spain — that's why we had the high temperatures ahead of this weather front. and into suffolk, we have temperatures as high as 18 celsius — that's about ten degrees above average this time of year. temperatures like 18, we would more often see during the latter part of may and earlyjune, so it has been really unusual to see temperatures quite that high. 0vernight tonight, that slightly less toasty air will be moving its way across the uk behind this stripe of cloud, which is a cold front, bringing a few patches of rain across wales and england as it moves through. slightly fresher air follows to scotland and northern ireland with showers and, broadly speaking, it is a day of sunshine and showers on thursday across these northwestern areas. maybe a few showers getting into northwest england and north wales. cloud, maybe a little bit of rain at reluctant to clear away from eastern england. mild, but not quite as toasty as 18 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlin

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello.e've seen some snowfall today particularly across the western side of the uk. northern ireland seen some of the heavier snow. overnight some of the heavier snow. overnight some of the heavier snow. overnight some of that will start to turn to something meteorologists call freezing rain in scotland and this could leeds do to make lead to dangerous ice build—up with a widespread frost in the countryside publicly. this freezing rain is liquid rain that has a temperature below 0 celsius and it turned straight to ice on any surface it touches so it could be very icy for a time for scotland and northern england with localised power cuts. through sunday will see bands of rain publishing eastwards across the uk with strong winds are particular across north—western errors with gusts of 60—70 miles an hour, may be stronger in the hebrides. eventually milder air pushing in from the west with highs of 12 in belfast but a little on the cool side for eastern scotland and central and eastern england.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello.r snow. 0vernight some of the heavier snow. 0vernight some of the heavier snow. 0vernight some of that will

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again.ome dry weather with sunshine. but as the week goes by, it probably turns a bit cloudier and certainly a lot cooler as we head towards thursday and indeed friday as well. here's the weather picture at the moment. clear skies being replaced by low cloud, mist and fog across east anglia. the midlands, central and eastern parts of wales turning pretty murky as well. got quite a bit of cloud in scotland, so that's keeping the frost at bay here for quite a few. but where we do have those clearer skies, it's going to be cold with temperatures down to about —3 degrees celsius. and for some of you, yes, it will be quite a grey start to the day. now, i think the worst of the low cloud and the mist and fog probably stretching across east anglia, the midlands, central

here's chris fawkes. thanks a lot. it is the warmest day of the year so far. seen a similar turnaround in europe, where germany has set a new temperature record, going from a

time for a look at the weather here's chris fawkes. you the more unusual the heat has been in these places. across scotland it has been mild. the air has been coming off the atlantic. for england it has been coming from north africa and spain, bringing some incredible heat for the time of year. indeed in suffolk, temperatures reached 18 celsius, about 10 degrees above average. we would normally see temperatures around 18 degrees in late may or earlyjune. so this really is freakishly warm. 0vernight, we do have a cold current moving in. this band of rain will be moving eastwards, while easing. some patchy rain as it moves across much of england. quite mild, 10 degrees or so. fresherairto england. quite mild, 10 degrees or so. fresher air to the north and west of the uk. temperature is around 5 degrees in glasgow, with some showers. tomorrow, we start with cloud and a bit of rain. not amounting to two much across east anglia in south—east england. for many as it is going to be a bright day with some sunshine. there will be showers for sc

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.unday morning, we had a very dangerous episode of freezing rain across parts of scotland. look at this window completely encrusted in ice. and also on sunday we were still digging out the roads in some parts of scotland following the enormous falls of snow that we have seen. what might come as more of a surprise, as we work through this week it becomes very mild. indeed, into the weekend, we can see temperatures as high as 17 degrees for some of us. yes, it is going to be a completely different week of weather. satellite picture shows low pressure, and it is to the west where we are seeing the milder air push in. this hook, though, brought some very strong winds to western scotland for a time. those winds, though, will be calming down as we get on into monday morning. rain to start today for east anglia, southern counties of england, easing away. then come showers, they will be affecting parts of north wales, northern england, northern ireland and certainly in scotland. winds coming in

now it's time for a look at the weather, with chris fawkes. hello there.g winds to come from this area of low pressure. this hook of cloud just going past northern ireland will bring some particularly strong winds, i think, to the hebrides in western scotland, where gusts of wind will probably reach about 75 mph, so there is the risk of some disruption here from the strong winds. outbreaks of rain and fairly windy conditions, though, with us for most areas of the uk as we go into this evening, and indeed overnight, those winds will very slowly ease down. there will be showers later in the night for northern ireland and western scotland. and it's going to be a mild night — i've not said that for many weeks — 4—10 celsius, something like that. monday starts off on a rather damp note across east anglia and south—east england, with some rain slow to clear away. showers follow to northern ireland, north of both england and wales, and, across scotland. there will probably be quite a bit of cloud around, maybe a few mist and hill fog patches, but it will be mild.

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now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. story, we are not going to the weather. brings hope the legendary race might just take place. everybody who skates, it's their dream to do it. you are talking about the elfstedentocht, yes. when you are skating in holland, you have to skate 11 city tours. i've skated it three times, in 1985, '86 and 1997. 1997 was the last elfstedentocht. this was 1963. 10,000 skaters competed but brutal temperatures meant only 69 finished. the event attracts millions of spectators. the ice must be 15 centimetres thick across the 200 kilometre route. even if those climate conditions are met, the dutch covid guidance remains. 1.5 metres social distancing, essential travel only and a ban on mass gatherings. but professional athletes are still allowed to train and compete under certain conditions and there are calls for elfstedentocht to go ahead with competitors only in a natural ice bubble. this year is even more special because of the covid, of course. we can't go on holidays as much as we do, we can't go out.

now, the weather with chris fawkes.ady the warmest day of the year so far, temperatures could reach 18 degrees in the warmest spots. 0vernight our weather front will push its way eastwards whilst weakening significantly so if you spots of rain left as it works its way into southern and eastern areas of england. the further north—west, coated in recent nights with showers pushing into scotland and northern ireland and it is a day of sunshine and showers. south—eastwards the weather front still there to start the day on thursday morning, a bit of rain, not amounting to much, many of us having amounting to much, many of us having a fine day but showers at times across north—western areas, still mild but not as mild as it has been. this is bbc news. the headlines... success for campaigners, including broadcasterjo wiley, as tens of thousands of people with learning disabilities are told they will be offered a covid vaccine. all those people who have been feeling very neglected, that they don't matter, that we don't care, no

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.ld area has been working through. shoppers for scotland as well but many of us having a bright day and maximum temperatures of ten to 12 celsius. still mild but not as toasty as yesterday. pressure builds across the uk overnight so we'll have light winds overnight with patches of frost. in the far north of scotland, some thicker cloud will bring patches of rain at first. it will become drier later in shetland. elsewhere, the rest of the uk having long spells of sunshine. still on the mild side with temperatures between ten and 12 celsius and the fine weather lasting throughout the weekend for most of us as well. hello, this is bbc news. the headline: teachers will decide gcse and a—level grades in england this summer, to avoid a repeat of last yea r�*s exams chaos. no algorithms will be used and students will be sent their results earlier than usual. exam boards will be issuing grade descriptions to help teachers to make sure their assessments are fair and consistent. i think most educ

now it�*s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.erature for over 60 years in the uk. meanwhile, earlierthis morning we had some pretty nasty freezing rain. look at all this ice plastered over this sheet of glass. and earlier today, still digging out the roads in scotland, some massive snowdrifts still causing problems out on some of the lanes. makes it all the more surprising that as we head into next weekend, some of us will be looking at temperatures as high as 17 celsius. yes, the weather is going to be turning much milder and the process of the mild air arriving is happening right behind this weather front. meanwhile, this hook of cloud just going past northern ireland will bring some very strong winds into western scotland, where i reckon the hebrides will see gusts of around 75 mph. potentially disruptive winds here, then, and it will be quite blustery for many of us as we head into the first part of the night, as our band of rain continues its journey across the midlands, southern and eastern areas of england. later in the ni

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.patchy rain. it's a weather front, a cold front. and behind that, the air has been fresher. seen a few showers for scotland and northern ireland, many of us have seen some sunshine as well. so, the temperatures have only just been above normal across parts of england byjust a few degrees celsius. across europe meanwhile, the deeper the reds show you where the really unusual warmth is and it's been pretty widespread. over recent days, a number of cities have set all—time records for february. the weather has been very unusual there. overnight tonight, pressure is going to build across the uk. that means for many of us, the winds will be light and there be clear skies. it's a recipe for turning pretty cold indeed. there will be some patches of frost around, particularly in the countryside but notice northern scotland, frost free. around 5 celsius in stornoway, about 6 in lerwick overnight and the reason for that is you've got thicker cloud and this weather front is going to bring some ra

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes a culture has a working through chemistry ofressure builds across the uk, so we will have lengthy clear spells and light winds, a combination that will give us a cold night with some patches of frost around. the only real exception the far north of scotland with thicker cloud here will bring a few patches of rain, fierce friday morning will become drier and then elsewhere most of the uk having a finding out friday with long spells of sunshine, still on the mild side of things. temperatures widely between around ten to 12 celsius and we have got more of this fine weather come up for most of us lasting throughout the weekend as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk's chief medical officers move the covid—19 alert level from the highest level of five down to four. teachers will decide gcse and a—level grades in england this summer, to avoid a repeat of last year's exams chaos — no algorithms will be used and students will be sent their results earlier than usual. exa m exam boards will be a shearing grade descriptions

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. 10—12 c, probably some twelves in the greater london area. looking at the weather picture overnight on it, an area of high pressure is going to start to building across the uk. the wenvoe folate everywhere, and for the majority of us, we will have clear skies. it will be quite a chilly night, temperatures getting low enough for some pockets of roast, particularly in the countryside. for some it will be hla started the day on friday. maybe a little bit of rain from this weather system to start the day in shetland, but moving away and quite cloudy across the far north—west of scotland. some bright and sunny spells. for most of the uk, a fine day, lengthy spells of sunshine around and temperatures, still above average, 10—12. the average in london is about nine this time of year, but it is 12. both saturday and sunday continue to see the area of high pressure dominic, however we will see this weather front approach and this could thicken up enough to bring the odd patch to northern scotl

simon mccoy is next with the bbc news at one , but now chris fawkes has the weather. showers returning to scotland and northern ireland that will start to turn cool here by the end of the night. for thursday's forecast, that weather front, the cold front will still be thereabouts across east anglia and south east england, so claudia started the day here with the threat of a little bit of rain, not amounting to much though. further northwest they were be some showers for scotland and northern ireland, maybe the odd one working across the irish sea into north wales and the of england. it will still be mild, but not as mild as it has been over the last few days, with maximum temperatures of around 12 celsius. the weather then really quiet down for many of us, friday will be a dry day, a few mist and fog patches around, but fair amount of sunshine coming out as well as we go through this afternoon. temperatures highs of around 11 or 12 degrees, still on the mild side of things, on into the weekend, high pressure stays fairly in charge of our weather. this week, weather fr