here�*s chris fawkes. i will try not to make a dogs dinner of this.ather picture today, for the vast majority of the uk, dry conditions but the amount of cloud will vary. missed across the midlands is still hanging around. stilla across the midlands is still hanging around. still a lot of cloud but generally the best of the sunshine is across western areas. we have had some lovely sunny skies in west scotland, nairn in highland, next to this weather watcher. through the rest of the day, for the vast majority of uk it is dry. could see the odd spit of drizzle falling across the eastern slopes of the pennines and a vanishingly small chance of a shower elsewhere across england and wales but for the bulk it is just a england and wales but for the bulk it isjust a dry england and wales but for the bulk it is just a dry day. cold temperatures in birmingham, around six at the moment, not rising much past that. but 10—12 in the warmest spots possible today. overnight tonight, a lot of cloud feeding in from the north sea affecting east scotland and a good part

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello.her is looking dry for the bulk of the country. cloud will vary a lot though, from place to place. we have seen some mist and low cloud loiter across parts of the midlands, like here in shropshire. the best of the sunshine generally today is once again across western areas, although there are a few breaks in the cloud across the south, as well. sunny skies then across parts of highland, scotland today. there's a vanishingly small chance of catching a shower today across parts of england, and wales, for the vast majority of the country, just stays dry. keeping a lot of cloud, though, across eastern areas of scotland, eastern areas of england, with still some mist patches loitering throughout the afternoon in to parts of coastal aberdeenshire overnight tonight. that feed of cloud will continue to affect the north sea coast of england and scotland, probably a few clearer spells for a time. a few patches of rural frost are possible, but otherwise temperatures generally, a degree or so less

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again.fternoon promises some decent spells of sunshine. so far, some of the best breaks in the cloud have been across wales with these sunny skies spotted earlier in north—west wales. but it's not the only place that's seeing sunshine today. northern ireland, scotland, northern england also seeing increasingly sunny skies. it's across east anglia and south—east england where we'll probably keep a lot of cloud. it's a mild day, 13 degrees for belfast and aberdeen, 15 or 16 in the mildest spots in england and wales. one or two isolated showers knocking around, yes, but for many of you, it stays dry. that's not the case, though, overnight, because low pressure's set to move in. and with that, we're going to see some fairly persistent outbreaks of rain pushing in, particularly to northern ireland, wales and northern england. a mild night, though, with temperatures 9 or 10 celsius for england and wales. 0n into tomorrow, the wettest weather, starting off the day in northern ireland will swing eas

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here's chris fawkes. degrees in hampshire and 13 in parts of sussex, but for the north sea coast a lot of clout and for the most of the day temperature struggled around 6 degrees. the uk has a helmet wind and it is blowing at

here's chris fawkes.ce. in southern england some sunshine, in hampshire temperatures reaching 12 degrees. but there was extensive cloud across the east of scotland in the east of england, temperatures struggled, around 4 to six celsius. those of you who like a pub quiz question, the uk

here's chris fawkes. who would play you, chris? i'm not sure about — who would play you, chris?is? i'm not sure about that one and _ who would play you, chris? i'm not sure about that one and i'm - who would play you, chris? i'm not sure about that one and i'm not i who would play you, chris? i'm notl sure about that one and i'm not sure i'm worth playing. anyway, let's head back into the weather world. today the weather brightening up for many with spells of sunshine developing pretty widely across the uk. some pleasant weather around, and it stays cloudy across east anglia and the south—east where there are a few showers but the best of the sunshine so far is in wales, northern england and it should stay dry and scotland and northern ireland with a mixture of sunny spells and a few fleeting passing showers, you would be unlucky to catch a shower today. temperature is 13 degrees or scotland and northern ireland but as high as 15 or 16 in east anglia and southern england, so pretty mild. it should be about ten to 12 this year. 0utbreaks pretty mild. it should be about ten to 12

here's chris fawkes. england this was the cat and fiddle road that goes between macclesfield and boxed in, a few problems here. cold air across the boxed in, a few problems here. cold airacross the uk, boxed in, a few problems here. cold air across the uk, the risk of snow is not finished just yet, not much around, most of us will see cold outbreaks of rain still, but across this weather front that works across northern england there is a risk of snowfall across the northern pennines and southern uplands, one or two centimetres in a few higher areas in another area to watch. a couple of showers affecting southern parts of wales, cold enough to get snow across the brecon beacons in the valleys. it will be a cold night with temperatures pretty close to freezing, some places dipping below, so the risk of a few icy stretches as we head into saturday morning, one or two fog patches around as well, tomorrow and unsettled day, day of sunshine and showers, some of the showers will have hail and thunder mixed in,

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here's chris fawkes.ayit today it was a largely a dry day, although the amount of cloud varied from place to place. 12 degrees in hampshire and 13 in parts of sussex, but for the north sea coast a lot of clout and for the most of the day temperature struggled around 6 degrees. the uk has a helmet wind and it is blowing at the moment. north—east england, 2a miles an hour. 73 miles an hour over the tops of the pennines. at the moment we have got gusts of wind of 57 miles an hour, so two or three times the strength of the winds elsewhere in northern england. overnight it will stay quite blurry and there will be a lot of cloud around with rain pushing northwards and westwards. none of the rate will be heavy. temperatures four to seven overnight. the weekend whether prospect is dominated by this low weather pressure further south. it will throw in bands of rain across the uk, and on saturday we start off with rain in the south—west going into northern england and that will move northwards to reach scotland and

here's chris fawkes. weather—wise today, we have lots of the brisk wind today about the amount of code we have seen is varying a lot from place to place. in southern england some sunshine, in hampshire temperatures reaching 12 degrees. but there was extensive cloud across the east of scotland in the east of england, temperatures struggled, around 4 to six celsius. those of you who like a pub quiz question, the uk has only one named wind, it is because the helm wind and it has been blowing here, gusts of 63 mph, almost double the wind and it has been blowing here, gusts of 63 mph, almost double the winds recorded elsewhere in the vicinity. weather—wise, seeking an overnight we will have a lot of cloud across the country, still with brisk easterly winds. later, we will probably see rain working to parts of wales and south west england where it will turn for the most part around 3 to 7. the first first kept at bay because it stays pretty windy. this weekend dominated by low pressure to the south, it will be