strong gales gusting to 50— 60, even 70 or 80 in the far north for orkney and shetland.ve another weather front sliding off the atlantic. south—westerly winds are rolling of the atlantic. that cloud and rain around, you will see where that is on sunday, in the north. to the south, probably a lot of cloud. chances are that there will break up. cloud is a nightmare to predict. we cannot say for certain where. the senton will appear, but we can't say exactly where. it could be clear in a few areas. it will be grey but mild, if thatis areas. it will be grey but mild, if that is what you want. the rain on monday in the south, notice the hint of the different direction in the wind in the north. that means that slightly cooler air from the north atla ntic slightly cooler air from the north atlantic is coming in. six degrees there in glasgow. in the south, a bit more mar the air. about 12 degrees. not a grey weekend in terms of the weather, however, there will be some cloud and strong winds, but at least it is a relatively mild. that is all from me. have a grey weekend. that is

rain, sleet and snow across orkney and shetland. still cloudy in northern england. a good deal more sunshine around at times. blustery today. the wind eases down temporarily. tonight the wind strengthens again. there is still the same band of rain, sleet and hill snow in central and southern scotland. that will be around tomorrow as well. for more morning brightness around tomorrow, particularly for england and wales. you will need a waterproofjacket as there will be showers in the morning. in the south—west it will be another blustery day. scotland and northern ireland are essentially fairly cloudy. southern scotland still has the rain, sleet and hill snow. temperatures tomorrow, single figures, it takes us into a cold weekend with arctic air coming down. a few wintry flurries into eastern parts. some morning rain in the south coast. the wind will make itself known. temperatures to — seven celsius. factor in the wind and it will feel closer to freezing if not below. into saturday night, as winds for lighter, an air of high pressure pushes its way in. we will seek t

they are in orkney and shetland. into overnight, another cold and frosty night. moreover the buddies further south. more cloud sold less cold than further north. it'll be windy tomorrow. it will feel colder. the cloud across the south clad surely moving north. latest headlines: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it was better prepared for the pressures of winter thanit prepared for the pressures of winter than it had been before despite hospitals having to postpone tens of thousands of non—urgent operations. if you put some extra money in for coping with winter pressures, we have also in the budget in november announced that for the next couple of years there will be extra money, further money, going into the national health service.” further money, going into the national health service. i haven't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors, elderly people, this freezing january, being treated in ambulances! the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow amid reports that several ministers could be

orkney, shetland and parts of caithness will stay dry.hter conditions, developing here, just one or two showers. by the time we get to lunch time, things should be drier and brighter. the same true of the isle of man. the rain not arriving through some parts of norfolk and suffolk until later. the further south you are, the rain lighter and patchier, but you will notice sunshine does come back after a wet and windy spell to many parts of england and wales, southern scotla nd of england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland. the far north of scotland will stay wet with snow over the hills, shetland will avoid that and stay dry all day long. later on, we will see rain return to parts of wales. temperatures milder in south, but a windy night as storm eleanor pushes from west to east across the country. the strongest of the winds from our latest named storm will be in northern ireland to start the night. all areas will see rain. snow over the scottish mountains. 70mph gusts could have impact across northern ireland for a time. the

orkney and shetland. some scattered showers going to fade away. light winds. clearskies.t it is good to be a struggle to shove. exactly who is going to stick with that, it is difficult to say at this moment. northern ireland, but elsewhere most of the misty nurse is going to clear. sunshine and another pleasant day. still feeling chilly. similar on friday. winds lightest. sunny spells. finishing with rain across ireland and some gusty winds. the weather front going to try to work its way across this weekend, the rain will be heavy at first, patchy later. this is bbc news. the headlines. the newly reshuffled cabinet meets for the first time as theresa may put the finishing touches to some junior positions today. north and south korea hold their first talks in more than two years. north korea will also attend this year‘s winter olympics in the south. a former football coach goes on trial accused of 48 historical sex offences against young boys. record numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours in scotland‘s a&e departments. also coming up, heavy snow across the al

that is georgina close to the orkney islands as we start the afternoon and noticed the strength of thefront it will brighten up but it'll stay windy with 30—110 mph gusts and anything behind that is very squally indeed. that will eventually move off and georgina moves towards scandinavia leaving another area of low pressure behind and this wind is still pretty strong but nowhere near as it will be on wednesday. thursday will have sunshine, especially in the south—east, elsewhere there is a fair chance of some customary showers. and closing of the week, the low pressure field in situ, the ice baths at this stage have come right out of the south—west and there is more of a north—westerly about proceedings and that is pretty cold also the last of the showers in eastern shores with temperatures between 4—mac and 8 degrees. that will be the last of the cool days simply because as we get towards the weekend, look at where the air is coming from, this high pressure and bumping into the british isles also this carries a lot of moisture which means a lot of cloud and there will bea means a lot

the best of the sunshine in orkney and shetland. snow over the hills.mp across northern england. some heavy bursts of rain and snow across the tops of the pennines. some gusty winds around liverpool bay. widespread gales around much of england and wales by three o'clock this afternoon. the strongest wind on the hills and the coasts. the winds temporarily eased down. the first part of tonight they strengthen once again as we see severe gales push into the west. some gaps in the cloud could allow frost here and there but lots of cloud across southern scotland. the rain, sleet and snow still there for tomorrow's rush hour. a few more cloud breaks across england and wales tomorrow. by and large a better day for northern england. in the north—east there will be more rain, sleet and hill snow. still blustery but not as windy as today. feeling colder for all. blustery but not as windy as today. feeling colderfor all. winds coming down from the north or north—east. touching gale force at times. clearing away early rain from the south. bringing one or two flurri

some dry weather on the top and tail of the country but a bit more breeze through orkney & shetland.n coastal counties still affecting the south—west where we have heavy ones at the moment. still blustery through the english channel. lots of showers through friday morning. some of the showers on the heavy side. some showers to the far north of the country. clear skies through the night, some frost and very the conditions around. take it easy on some of the roads. you might actually stayed dry throughout the day. elsewhere, showers come and go. still some sleet and snow over the high ground of scotland. the bridges generally low single figures for most part. into tonight, we continue with quite a bit of cloud around. increasingly wintry through eastern parts of scotland. —— eastern parts of scotland. —— eastern parts. the cloud will keep temperatures up for the vast majority. largely frost free. some frost and ice around into the start of saturday morning. what many of you will notice is the strength of the wind. strong to gale force winds. showers across many parts of england and wal

the centre of the storm is crossing between orkney and shetland. —— this is storm georgina.hat we actually have out there right now. tomorrow morning starts off quite nice across many eastern and southern areas. and central parts of england as well. by the time we get to the afternoon, we have more showers coming in. it is one of those days where we have the blue skies, sparkling sunshine and the dark cloud comes over and gives a downpour. friday is not going to be like that. it will be a bright day, really pleasant. come the weekend were just day, really pleasant. come the weekend werejust in day, really pleasant. come the weekend were just in time for the weekend, we have yet another weather front in the atlantic. also a storm is that this is moving closer to iceland. that should not give us too much in the way of wind. nothing like we have had today. the next one will bring us some are the conditions. temperatures are 12 degrees, even in belfast was changeable weather for the rest of the week, which is what we would very much expect this time of year. this is bbc news — o