here is darren bett. big change in the weather _ here is darren bett. but it is noticeably colder out there if you will be out and about through the rest of the day. and if looking forward to the it will stay cold over the weekend. clear skies over night but we will have more frosty mornings. looks like we could see a bit more cloud for the second half of the weekend. we have seen some programme today. a few showers also. a big drop in temperatures in suffolk where yesterday it was about 15. today those separators are at least 8 degrees lower. it isn�*t because we have changed the wind direction, this north and we get that wind direction blonde and go there because we have higher pressure out towards the west where the winds are bit lighter and lower pressure towards the east where the winds are surgery stronger and that is where we are seeing a book of the towers. this is what seeing with a pursuers. so in northern scotland, driving closer there�*s no seekers. the cloud continues to break up towards the south—west, wales and northern ireland. the showe

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.t of cloud, showers long spells of rain. we we have seen a lot of cloud, showers long spells of rain.— long spells of rain. we have seen this area of _ long spells of rain. we have seen this area of low _ long spells of rain. we have seen this area of low pressure - long spells of rain. we have seenj this area of low pressure bringing the rain. that is sliding towards the rain. that is sliding towards the south—east at the moment. that low pressure then moves away, things will turn drier, and colder air moving back down from the north, across the uk. after today's wet weather things will turn drier over the next few days. still one or two wintry showers. it is likely to get colder as well. there could be frost around at night. still quite a few showers coming in on that north—easterly wind from the north sea. some rain to clear away from the south—east. 0nce sea. some rain to clear away from the south—east. once that goes, showers will get pushed further inland across england, towards

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there.the tropics, which is why temperatures have reached 16 degrees in some southern parts of england. will but because of the long sea track the air is taken, it contains a lot of cloud. and we've seen today some further rain as well. a lot of the cloud of rain has been pushing in along that weather front there, which is wrapped around that particular area of low pressure. now, some of that cloud will be moving away from england and wales for a time overnight with some clearer skies. but we will see more showers pushing down from the northwest and it stays wet at times across northern ireland and scotland and breezy as it has been today. so a mild night, typically nine degrees, minimum temperatures and not as cold as it has been of late in northeast scotland. no frost on the way here. that same area of low pressure is going to be close by on sunday, bringing some more rain. a few more isobars on the chart to the south of the low, so for southern areas it may well be a windier day than toda

here's darren bett. not too far into the future.e've got more sunshine around the country but it feels different in different parts of the country, this picture taken in suffolk and in the sunshine and temperatures of 1a degrees, it's mild. we are getting more sunshine across scotland and some showers as well but if anything in scotland temperatures are dropping through the afternoon. it's getting colder here. and these are the sort of temperatures we are looking at this afternoon, north south across uk, you can see the contrast, it's mild generally across england and wales, typical temperatures 13, but for all of us tomorrow the temperatures are going to be lower. in the mild air today we have a westerly wind but it's going to be replaced by a north and north westerly wind tonight and tomorrow, colderairsweeping southwards behind that when the front there. that weather front at the moment is bringing this cloud southwards across northern england and northern ireland. that will continue southwards overnight. there's not much rain on

now it�*s time for the weather with darren bett. hello there.the week is looking pretty dry. at the moment, we�*ve got the rain because we�*ve got low pressure sitting very close to the uk. that�*s brought some heavy rain earlier on in wales and across northern england. that rain moving away from wales but we�*ll keep the rain going into the night across northern england, perhaps southern scotland. some rain comes back into northern ireland and then we get this curl of rain sweeping eastwards across southern parts of england and wales. so a bit of a messy night. we will find some clearer spells developing through the midlands and lowest temperatures will be around 5—6 degrees, so a little bit chillier than it was last night. that rain in the south—east soon moves away and then, broadly speaking, it�*s going to be quite cloudy. there will be some showers around, maybe some sunshine, though, for a good part of the day across east anglia and the south—east. it will get windy, though, across northern ireland and across these western coastal areas. i

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there.over the next couple of days, but the cold air is in place and it's going to remain cold through this weekend. with clearer skies overnight, that means more frost around, though there may be more cloud arriving during sunday. we have seen some cloud around today and certainly a drop in temperature. here in suffolk temperatures were 15 degrees yesterday, but they are about eight degrees at least lower today. we've seen the wind direction changing, essentially bringing down that colder air on a brisk north to north—westerly wind. we're getting that sort of wind direction because we've got higher pressure to the west where the winds are lighter, lower pressure to the east where the winds are much stronger, and that's where we're seeing the showers, rain showers driving down north sea coasts towards norfolk and also into suffolk. these are the temperatures actually as we head into the early evening, so falling away very quickly, but we've got those really strong winds still down those nort

here's darren bett. hello.widely, not so much solar activity around overnight but we have seen the northern lights, here in northern parts of scotland which is not that unusual, actually. some clearer skies are still around overnight. some showers, too. gradually through the night, showers will tend to die back towards the western areas. where we have the clearer skies in north—east scotland, temperatures close to freezing. it will be a chilly start tomorrow in the clearer skies in south—east england. tomorrow, a scattering of showers, mostly in scotland, in the far west of the northern isles, fewer showers than today in northern ireland, a westerly breeze pushing the showers further east into england

here�*s darren bett. storm ciaran has been racing across the atlantic. we can see it here., an indication of a maturing system. we are seeing wet and windy weather approaching. the rain moves away from scotland, clearer skies in northern ireland, so a risk off ostia. let�*s focus on the wet and windy weather. the strongest windows along southern flank of the storm. —— strongest wind is. quite a small area of southern england covered by the amber warning. stronger wind will push through the channel and arrive on coastal areas in the south—east, during the morning and into tomorrow afternoon. conditions will be worse through the english channel, along the coast of northern france and into the channel islands, with gusts of over 90 mph. very big waves as well. some disruptive weather for southern areas. quite windy across other parts of the uk. not so much for the midlands, many places will see showers and longer spells of rain. we may miss

headlines coming up but it's time for the weather with darren bett. hello there.end, mind you. but for the rest of the day, a lot of dry weather to come. the showers in the west continuing to fade away and there'll be some spells of sunshine as well. but if we look at the satellite picture, you can see all this cloud here in the atlantic that's spilling its way towards the uk. and will bring very different weather overnight and into saturday. the cloud already beginning to push into the south—west of england, wales, later towards northern ireland. but ahead of that through the afternoon, plenty of sunshine around. it should be dry. temperatures making double figures in england and wales. still a bit chilly in the north east of scotland. and here there could be an early frost, but early because the cloud is coming in from the southwest that's bringing rain. it'll bring some stronger winds and push the temperatures up as well. so quite heavy rain actually for a while over the moors of the southwest, the hills of south wales, and these are the temperatures by the end

here's darren bett. we've seen some pretty rough conditions out there but the worst is yet to come.come, is yet to come. the worst is yet to come. safelv- _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks pretty - is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks pretty wild | come, safely. it looks pretty wild but the winds are going to strengthen, we haven't even started the amber wind warnings yet. this is the amber wind warnings yet. this is the problem. this is the storm and you can see how it's maturing, how the cloud gets wrapped around it. if it moves a bit further south it will take some of the strongest winds away from southernmost parts of the uk but its here we will have the windiest weather overnight and into tomorrow. there's more rain, which could lead to some flooding given how wet it's been over the last month or so. this is where we've got the amber wind warnings, by the early hours this is the gusts that will be getting to the sou

time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett.ast night. tonight the solar activity has reduced so the best chance of seeing the northern lights is going to be in northern scotland and round about now. there is cloud coming in across scotland and northern england and it is bringing showers and rain. overnight the showers retreat back to western areas. clearer skies in the south, chile in the morning, and in the north—east of scotland. tomorrow will be a day of sunshine with a scattering of showers, mostly light. probably not

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time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. if it makes you feel any better, i had never heard of steve until today. i have never seen the northern lights, so i am very jealous. this was last night. tonight the solar activity has reduced so the best chance of seeing the northern lights is going to be in northern scotland and round about now. there is cloud coming in across scotland and northern england and it is bringing showers and rain. overnight the showers retreat back to western areas. clearer skies in the south, chile in the morning, and in the north—east of scotland. tomorrow will be a day of sunshine with a scattering of showers, mostly light. probably not too many showers in scotland by the afternoon, showers pushing down into england and wales. a dry day across northern ireland and the south—east with some sunshine. temperatures similar to the past couple of days, so 11 to 13 degrees. away from the showers i want to take you back and this is a satellite picture from this afternoon. this looks rather menacing and this

more from darren bett.s of the country. lots of rain headed this way. forecasters think there could be between 25 and 60mm in places, that is over two inches of rain perhaps more on higher ground. our correspondent danjohnson has the latest on preparations in st helier, onjersey. officials in the channel islands are saying that things it here could be really difficult, especially first thing tomorrow morning. they are expecting the rain and the winds to strengthen through the night, peaking at around possibly 80, 90, even 100 mph gusts at around five or 6am tomorrow. so that is quite a message from the officials across the channel islands, very strong light has been that people should get home tonight, get off the roads, and stay at home tomorrow. things are closing, roads are closing, businesses here are shutting up early. we've seen people putting out sandbags and flood barriers to try and protect because at the same time as those really strong winds and all the rain, they are expecting a very high tide a

here's darren bett. hello. things are a bit different overnight tonight, not quite as colourful quite so widely, not so much solar activity around overnight but we have seen the northern lights, here in northern parts of scotland which is not that unusual, actually. some clearer skies are still around overnight. some showers, too. gradually through the night, showers will tend to die back towards the western areas. where we have the clearer skies in north—east scotland, temperatures close to freezing. it will be a chilly start tomorrow in the clearer skies in south—east england. tomorrow, a scattering of showers, mostly in scotland, in the far west of the northern isles, fewer showers than today in northern ireland, a westerly breeze pushing the showers further east into england and wales but very few will reach east anglia and the south—east. temperatures 11-13, and the south—east. temperatures 11—13, pretty similar to what we had today. i want to take you back across the atlantic, though, because this mass of