. >> reporter: veteran real estate agent jane fairweather has weathered a lot of seasons in the housing market and notes that while more homes are listed in the spring, offering for choice for buyers, that also means more competition for sellers. she suggests a different strategy. >> if you're in the winter market, then you know that there's not much out. you're going to be one of two or three houses and you're going to get almost everyone in your price range will be looking at your house. >> reporter: she held an open house for agents a new listing that came on just as the d.c. area cherry blossoms finally came out. she expects it to sell in a week, not because it's spring but because she's playing the spring market right. >> so, in the spring, know that you have lots of competition. so, you better be in perfect condition and really well priced. because buyers have lots of options. >> reporter: if you're jumping into the spring competition, even the timing during the season can be critical, said one of the agents touring fairweather's listing. >> i would get it early on the spring mark

scattered fairweather cloud. but the change is taking place in the far north of the british isles, look at the temperature dipped in shetland. the cold air will think south over the next 2a to 48 hours. the cold air will think south over the next 24 to 48 hours. starting tonight, the front moves through scotland, cold air coming from the arctic. we see some wintry showers across the scottish hills. to the south, mild. watch how the front moves further south. that is the leading edge of the colder air, so anything south of that is relatively mild. to the north of it, sunshine and scattered wintry showers. the week ahead an echo of winter heading oui’ week ahead an echo of winter heading our way. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. labour says it still supports the renewal of britain's trident nuclear deterrent after leader jeremy corbyn wouldn't say whether it would be in the party's election manifesto. officials in france say early turnout in the first round of the presidential election is slightly higher tha

fairweather cumulus. they don't have anything rainy but out in the pacific that next system will bring higher clouds and it will bring sprinkles perhaps tonight we can see sprinkles as well. overnight lows in the 40s. as you look at the forecast for san francisco tomorrow you might want to paint in a few sprinkles. by 7 am mostly cloudy. at lunchtime, partly cloudy. later in the day i think most of us will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny. the best chance for a few sprinkles looks to be in the morning period and up till noon. this model painted it out of there. that's tomorrow for the bay area.>>> president trump's choice for the us supreme court was sworn in this morning with a pair of ceremonies. chief justice john roberts were in neil gorsuch and a private ceremony peter ducey showed us the president attended the public swearing-in at the white house. >> i will faithfully and impartially discharge -- >> neil gorsuch takes his place in history becoming the 100 -- >> neil gorsuch takes his place in histo

competition, even the timing during the season can be critical, said one of the agents touring fairweather's listing. >> i would get it early on the spring market. even better. because there are less homes on the market and more people. people start going crazy usually end of february, beginning of march. >> reporter: and location matters as well. some markets look like this in the spring. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: but others can still look like this. >> typically, the peak of the season is between now and june or july. warmer markets tend to start earlier. colder markets, as far as temperature, start to go a little bit later. >> reporter: and there are as many opinions on timing as there are listings on the market. some even take it right down to the day. thursday is apparently the best time to list because that's when the most people online are looking at listings getting ready to go out to open houses over the weekend. you list on saturday, you're already too late. contessa? >> you showed us the different ways that spring looks in different parts of the country where in some places

forecast, a good deal of dry weather in the story yet again, decent spells of sunshine despite fairweathereat glen, outbreaks of rain, but generally most will see another dry day, highs of nine—6 team. the weather front in the far north—west will gradually sink steadily south, so by wednesday we will see showery outbreaks of rain, nothing too significant, the winds strengthening, gales on exposed coasts and from a north—easterly direction, driving in a scattering of showers. that will ta ke a scattering of showers. that will take the edge off the feel of things, highs of 16 degrees, but fresher further north, eight to 11 celsius. for the rest of the week it continues to feel cooler for this time of year, some chilly nights and a classic case of sunny spells and scattered showers. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: g7 foreign ministers increase pressure on russia to abandon its support for syria's president. smartphones capture the moment a passenger is forcibly dragged off an overbooked

and lightning as well, in one 01’ thunder and lightning as well, in one or two places, they view fairweatherit will they threw the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. looking at the afternoon, first of all, across the south of the country, along the channel coast, the weather is looking beautiful. lunchtime temperatures peaking later on in the afternoon. at this stage, 13, 14. wind very light, very little cloud in the sky, sun is strong as well, about as strong as it is in september. just the chance of one or two showers september. just the chance of one or two s howe i’s a cross september. just the chance of one or two showers across the east midlands and lincolnshire. we are talking about a fuse spots of rain and that is pretty much it. that will be the exception. the weather for the is pretty much it. that will be the exception. the weatherfor the boat race, at this stage, 16 degrees, with a few clouds. the temperatures peaking around the middle second half of the afternoon, 17 in london, for most of us, 12, 13, 14 degrees. this evening, clear, whether downhill across western area

further north in west yorkshire, a bit more in the way of fairweather cloud. keeping brightness down the east coast of scotland and england and southern england and wales, where richard stay dry. on the coast, temperatures about 12 or 13 degrees. a little bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud but also the breeze coming in from the north—west. temperatures generally around 10—13. perhaps one or two rogue showers for the midlands and north west england, and also for fermanagh and londonderry, a bit of patchy rain. a few showers across scotla nd patchy rain. a few showers across scotland drifting from west to east. aberdeenshire should keep hold of a bit of sunshine through the day. this evening and overnight, the cloud gradually increases from the west. this is a weak front moving in. we will see patchy rain across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england and wales. to the south, relatively mild, seven or eight, clearer further north. through easter weekend, we will keep the fairly cool feel to the weather and there will be a mix of

one or two places, fairweather clouds, nothing more.rest of the morning, and into the afternoon as well. looking at the afternoon, first of all, across the south, along the channel coast, whether looking beautiful, these are the lunchtime temperatures, they will peak a little in the afternoon, at this stage, 13 of ia, wind peak a little in the afternoon, at this stage, i3 of ia, wind light, very little cloud in the sky, some strong —— sun is strong as well, a strong —— sun is strong as well, a strong as it was in september, a chance of one or two showers across the east midlands and lincolnshire. really talking about a few spots of rain, and then that is pretty much it. if you are unlucky, a little bit more. that will be the exception. the weather for the boat race, at this stage, looks i6 degrees, a few clouds, and temperatures peaking around the middle or second half of the afternoon, i7 in london, for most of us, i2, i3, ia degrees. in the evening, clear, whether we'll go downhill a little over the western areas. “— downhill a little

scattered fairweather cloud across central and southern areas.the day, into the evening hours. still around 13 or 14 degrees in the south, a lovely enter the day, the winds are like. going into the north, cloud is starting to increase across northern ireland here. spots of rain getting into western and northern ireland. look at the temperature up in shetland. three degrees and then ten in inverness, so degrees and then ten in inverness, so that is a sign of the cold front coming in. that's the leading edge of that arctic air, which means snow across the scottish hills. to the south of that, it will be relatively mild. newcastle southwards, about 8 degrees, a few spots of rain. but a lot colder in scotland. the court front lot colder in scotland. the court fro nt m oves lot colder in scotland. the court front moves fairly slowly. to the south of it, a fair bit of cloud. a bit of sunshine around. some rain, so we bit of sunshine around. some rain, so we might need umbrellas for a time at least. to the north, we have much brighter weather, and there

scattered fairweather cloud.s, look at the temperature dipped in shetland. the cold air will think south over the next 2a to 48 hours. starting tonight, the front moves through scotland, cold air coming from the arctic. we see some wintry showers across the scottish hills. to the south, mild. watch how the front moves

southern part of the uk, so this is the best of the weather and the best of the sunshine is scattered fairweatherres not an awful lot of difference between the lowlands of scotla nd difference between the lowlands of scotland and the far south of the uk, 11 or 12, scotland and the far south of the uk, 11 or12, london scotland and the far south of the uk, 11 or 12, london always a bit warmer. in the thursday, high pressure still six around across the south of the uk, so little change and variable cloud. a lot of dry weather and high pressure, lots of dry weather and at most thick cloud. 16 could be the top temperature. then we will see a change on friday in the north. this line of rain does not look like much on the forecast, but this is a cold front and behind it, we have a rise in cold air which towards the end of the week will be resurgent. high pressure here, low pressure there, and when you get the isobars scraping down from the south, that is where the air is coming from, so almost coming from iceland and the norwegian sea. towards the end of the week yet again, and into the weekend, we will

but he remained bunkered on the beach remained his overturned skiff, island shelter in powell or fairweathertsy entered the golf as a category four hurricane. wind blowing around 150 miles an hour. if a storm would take anderson, so be it. he was a month shy of his 62nd birthday. wildly talented, mentally sharp, reclusive and at times, stubborn he was where he wanted to be with the wind and the rain, thrashing see and the islands creatures. if you want to know what happened to him? [laughter] i'm not offering any spoilers here. so, one more fact i want to share with you before i close. of the ten metropolitan areas most vulnerable to storm surges in the air of sea level rise, five are on the gulf of mexico. three of those in the state of florida. as we face the eminent challenge of climate change, i think it's important to keep in mind that looking back that defining a smarter way forward in his epic poem of the sea, t.s. eliot wrote consider the future in the past with an equal mind. as i'm telling the story, here in this book, i'm trying to make a connection between the past and the presen

the satellite picture shows lots of clear weather, scattered fairweather cloud across central and southernin getting into western and northern scotland. look at the temperature drop in lerwick. this is a sign of the colder air coming in, and it will be really windy. the cold front is the leading edge of that much—colder arctic air that will be setting in, and that means some snow across the scottish hills tonight. to the south, it will still be relatively mild. cloud, maybe a few spots of rain. a lot colder in scotland. the cold front moves fairly slowly. to the south, a bit of cloud and sunshine, especially in the south. we might need our brollies for a time. to the north, the much—brighter weather. a big temperature contrast. that is snow coming through. wintry showers down to low levels across the north of scotland. through the course of monday night into tuesday, the cold air reaches southern areas. wintry showers possible almost anywhere. especially these western and eastern areas. the best weather across the south. in the shade, it will feel particularly chilly as we go through tuesd

after the bright start, the cloud is filling in quite markedly, fairweather klaipeda most part, but thatrs. there probably will be the case the case then southwest wilson south—west england. anywhere from the south midlands await towards the north of england, particularly the north—east, you could see one of two sharp showers here. one in northern ireland that many of you dry here. plenty of showers in the north of scotland, cold day here particularly in orkney and shetland. they on in the day you will lose your sunshine in the north—western quarter because we have weather fronts coming in adding room to the mix. ice bar is quite noticeable there, quite breezy across the northern parts of scotland. further south, in across the northern parts of scotland. furthersouth, in the countryside, if your skies are clear you might end up of a touch of frost, but that converts into a decent enough staff of the day. further north, close to the weather fronts, i'm afraid it is one of those days for northern and north—western scotland, cloudy, wet and windy. in the wednesday, another weakening weather

ireland and certainly there are breaks in the cloud of crossing live in wales and even theirjust fairweatherhts the towns and cities have hung around six and seven but in the countryside we have seen a touch of frost. some drizzly showers for parts of northern ireland and scotland, mostly northern scotland and the northern isles, but the clouds coming and going and it might feel a bit more that western area see the best of the sunshine and we might seek slightly less sunshine further east, but temperatures will get to 15 or 16 degrees and keep the high pressure into the weekend pulling in a southerly wind and that means drieraircoming infrom a southerly wind and that means drier air coming in from the continent, things getting warmer. the weather front is flirting with the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, so whilst it is getting warmerfor most northern ireland, so whilst it is getting warmer for most we will have cloud across the highlands of scotla nd cloud across the highlands of scotland coming into northern at times. it's in southern and eastern areas where we see the war

a little fairweather cloud will develop, produce showers especially across northern ireland, northern those sunny intervals continuing across east anglia, cambridge today instead of 25.5, more likely to be 13. showers continuing across northern and western scotland, but most of scotland will be dry with some sunshine coming through. across northern ireland we can't rule out a shower, and as we move back to wales, again, a lot of dry weather with some sunshine. heading through the evening and overnight, our next system the evening and overnight, our next syste m co m es the evening and overnight, our next system comes in across the northwest introducing some rain across scotland, head of it cloud building for northern england and northern ireland, but for the rest of england and wales, clearer skies allowing temperatures in the countryside to drop. this represents towns and cities, so there will be frost to start the day. we have the rain continuing across parts of northern and western scotland tomorrow, a blustery day and the chilly direction the wind is coming from, the northwest. bu

the satellite picture shows lots of clear weather, scattered fairweather cloud across central and southerntiful end to the day, lovely sunset, the wind is light. we go to the north, the cloud starting to increase across northern ireland, spots of rain getting into western and northern scotland. look at the temperature drop in lerwick. this is a sign of the colder air coming in, and it will be really windy. the cold front is the leading edge of that much—colder arctic air that will be setting in, and that means some snow across the scottish hills tonight. to the south, it will still be relatively mild. cloud, maybe a few spots of rain. a lot colder in scotland. the cold front moves fairly slowly. to the south, a bit of cloud and sunshine, especially in the south. we might need our brollies for a time. to the north, the much—brighter weather. a big temperature contrast. that is snow coming through. wintry showers down to low levels across the north of scotland. through the course of monday night into tuesday, the cold air reaches southern areas. wintry showers possible almost anywhere. espec

southern england is generally enjoying sunshine with fairweather cloud.orthern england, also a sunny and pleasa nt northern england, also a sunny and pleasant afternoon. through this evening, what you will find is we have got that rain across the north—west. and it is going to advance a little further east. it will be not particularly heavy. it will be not particularly heavy. it will not just affect scotland, will be not particularly heavy. it will notjust affect scotland, but northern ireland. not as cold as under the clear skies in england and wales. these temperatures in towns and cities and rural areas will be cold enough for frost. and cities and rural areas will be cold enough forfrost. high pressure is in charge of the weather, especially in england and wales. after a cold start tomorrow, lots of sunshine. cloud in northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a few showers here and there. nonetheless, sunny spots developing as we go through the course of the day to be cloud building as we go through the day as well in parts of wales. temperatur

for the rest of the uk, a dry day, some sunshine, a bit more cloud bubbling up but fairweather cloud 12 and 17 in london, way above average for the time of year —— highs. through the evening and overnight, the rain in scotland further north sinks south, getting into northern ireland, northern england and possibly as far as north wales. for the rest a dry night and variable amounts of cloud. tomorrow morning we start with that rain in northern england, north wales and as it continues its journey south it will wea ken continues its journey south it will wea ke n by continues its journey south it will weaken by the time much later in the day it goes to the far south and it won't be much more than a band of cloud, maybe the odd spot but nothing too heavy and leaving us with bright spells, sunshine and showers and temperatures still healthy. as we move into thursday, thursday will start dry for most, it will be chilly with some frost around first thing. then it will cloud over from the west as we see the arrival of another weather front and that will bring in some rain. temperatures again