here's louise lear. s, fifa say there is only room for sport and nothing else when inside the stadium and on the pitch but we can expect appeals here. it is not feeling like december. very mild so far, and bland really for most of us, in fact this weather watcher‘s picture illustrates the story again, a cloudy start, low cloud and following and a grey story, but things are set to change, it has to be said. so after a quiet start to the week, it is going to turn wet and windy with gales or severe gales sandwiched in between the two, we could for a time see brighter interludes as well. the reason being though, the high pressure that has been the driving force for so long, that is drifting further east into europe and it is opening the floodgates for a series of low pressures to move in from the atlantic, powered by a fast—moving jet stream, the isobars squeezing together. gales or severe gales likely, there is one area of low pressure m oves likely, there is one area of low pressure moves away, a brief lul

for more, here's bbc weather‘s louise lear.or a significant storm to strike through the heart of the philippines, but that's exactly what typhoon nock—ten is likely to do. you can just about make out the eye of the storm on the satellite picture as it continues to move in a westerly direction, and expected to make landfall during christmas day. this is going to be a significant storm. the potential for category three or four. there will be a lot of heavy rain associated with it. strong to damaging gusting winds and a significant storm surge ofjust 2.5 metres, that's eight foot. it will rip through the heart of the philippines close towards manila. the wider white circles show the track once it makes landfall. we will of course keep you updated. but it's a significant storm and it will cause some issues. 200—300 millimetres per day, which will result in flooding and some landslide. gusts of up to 160 mph, certainly want to keep a close eye on. how unusual is this? sadly, it is the third storm to arrive during christmas day. the

the weather now with louise lear. good morning, and merry christmas to you.y with some rain in the story. the weather today is linked to the third storm of the season. ahead of the these systems struggling this country are throwing up cloud from the south—west but more importantly a south—westerly wind dragging incredibly mild ever this time of year. so much so that the early birds are up and about in the morning will be greeted by temperatures into double figures across central and southern areas. a mild start to christmas day with a lot of cloud around. the odds bottled georges will across england and wales. the system rain into northern ireland and scotland but behind it there will be a cluster of showers. it will stay on mild in sheltered eastern areas which could see temperatures into the mid—teens. there is our weather front more than moving out of northern ireland by the middle of the afternoon. as we go south it will be quite cloudy with temperatures again into the mid—teens, perhaps, for north wales. widely around 12 or 13 degrees and the cloud so ca

louise lear has the details for us. a seamless link, on the horizon there is snow.here. it looks as if we will continue to see showers for the rest of the afternoon. if you are travelling to see friends and family and into this evening, they will be a bit of a nuisance. a frequent rush of showers, some thunderstorms continuing and then some snow to the tops of the hills as well. further south, not too bad to the north of england and wales. we will see some rain pushing into the midlands and east anglia but across the rush hour it is an improving picture. rain at the moment that that should ease away. generally the rain clears southend east. the real talking point is certainly the weather further north and west. it stays windier showery and with temperature is falling close to freezing, ice could be an issue first thing. the showers are not going very far, very fast at all. it will feel disappointingly cool. further south, decent spells of sunshine coming through after a chilly start. all change as we move into friday. here is storm barbara, our second named storm is

here's louise lear.ect appeals here. it is not feeling like december. very mild so far, and bland really for most of us, in fact this weather watcher‘s picture illustrates the story again, a cloudy start, low cloud and following and a grey story, but things are set to change, it has to be said. so after a quiet start to the week, it is going to turn wet and windy with gales or severe gales sandwiched in between the two, we could for a time see brighter interludes as well. the reason being though, the high pressure that has been the driving force for so long, that is drifting further east into europe and it is opening the floodgates for a series of low pressures to

louise lear has those. how is it looking?ve some pretty squally showers driven along by gale force gusts of wind is, at times, through scotland. some of those showers with hill ethan stone, chiefly to higher ground. even deposit at lower levels. further south, a band of rain pushing through the midlands into the south—west of england, it will gradually move south and east overnight. it will clear through quite quickly, then behind it with clearer skies temperatures will fall away. in sheltered areas a touch of light frost. showers continue into scotland, eyes could be an issue towards dawn, particularly with temperatures hovering close to freezing. in miserable start across northern ireland and scotland. further south, much of england and wales, away from west facing coasts, decent spells of sunshine. keep abreast of the weather forecast, because a storm is arriving as we go through friday and into saturday. an amber weather warning has been issued. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown and jane hill.

ina in a moment we will have the news at one, but first let's get the weather with louise lear. heavy with hail and thunder and even some snow falling and settling to the tops of the hills. further south it isa the tops of the hills. further south it is a different story. we have a band of rain which will pep up as we move through the afternoon. a further north, heavy showers merging together for longer spells of rain and some of the showers will be pretty intense. it will feel cold. factor in the strength of the wind, disappointing. northern england should see a window of fine weather. wet weather through the midlands and into the south west where some of the rain by the middle of the afternoon, could turn heavy. it sta rts afternoon, could turn heavy. it starts to gather and power pop as it pushes its way across the evening and overnight. behind it, clearer skies soto bridges falling away, but showers keep coming into the far north and west. there could be icy stretches on the roads first thing in the morning on thursday. another blustery showery day into the extreme north—wes

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