. —— the needles on the isle of wight. —— the needles on the isle of wight.his low whether —— low pressure area, so it is almost like bringing a friend today that is pushing across england and wales. still windy to the far north—west with wintry showers across scotland creating some beautiful scenes in the highlands but also affecting transport on some higher—level roots. here we are this evening with a mucky rush hourfor parts roots. here we are this evening with a mucky rush hour for parts of the midlands and central and eastern ended with heavy rain to come, grinding toa ended with heavy rain to come, grinding to a halt at the end of the night so a soggy story for the and eastern england and temperatures held up by the cloud and rain in double figures. clear skies for the north, frost and ice for scotland and northern ireland with further wintry showers across scotland. the snow level is anticipated to rise above scotland with showers more likely to fall as rain below 400 metres. 0n higher ground, look at the difference across the uk, much drier and cleare

the high scuffs and more exposed parts of sedona and also on the isle of wight.owing and all that cloudy bringing some outbreaks of rain. the area of low pressure there is what is left of storm bread and that we had yesterday. quite cold air across scotla nd yesterday. quite cold air across scotland and especially central and northern part of the country and we had a covering of snow earlier on today and there will be some more wintry showers overnight tonight. the winds will gradually ease done overnight in the rain continues across the southeast of england and east anglia it was some heavy rain over the downs. it also clear skies following showers because of the northwest and especially is: we are lucky to get icy conditions want to get icy conditions once again get in may just have frosted get icy conditions once again get in mayjust have frosted ice in the far north of england and northern ireland. tomorrow will see the back of this rate in the southeast of them went through the morning and in them went through the morning and in the sunshine comes through. t

this photo sent in from the isle of wight.

man and child are lucky to escape with just a soaking as big waves hit the coastline of the isle of wighteather is, for others, pure joy. australia in november, and it rains in new south wales. in a state hit by severe heat, drought and fire, the reaction is understandably enthusiastic. and that's it for this time on weather world from cambridge. there's more to see online, including highlights from our previous programmes, at bbc.co.uk/weatherworld. let's see what a new year — a new decade — of weather brings. it will bring more weather world. so until we're back, keep checking the forecast. good morning and happy new year. we started on a misty and murky note, but there will be a lot of cloud around today. in the west, some of that will be thick enough for spots of drizzle. under clear skies, we will see some sunshine in north—east scotland, north england and at times north wales. windy across the far north of scotland. this evening, more glad to come, the wind strengthening by the end of the night across western scotland, with gusts to gale force and then we have a band of rain arrivin

this photo sent in from the isle of wight.oday and start the weekend, high—pressure hot sun, and that means more of the same, but change is coming. this cold front pushes its way south east bringing a speu pushes its way south east bringing a spell of wet and windy weather into the weekend and heralding a change to something more unsettled. first, this is the picture from earlier. plenty of cloud around. a few breaks to the east of higher ground. and more of the same this afternoon. lots of cloud around, patchy rain pushing north out of western scotland. the best of the breaks to be found to the east of high ground. cloud can be thick enough for a spot of drizzle anywhere and temperatures around nine, 10 celsius. the maximum. this evening and overnight, the patchy rain careers north. we hold on to a fair amount of cloud, submerged and hill fog and the cloud could be picking up a patchy rain or drizzle. for most, looking fairly mild and frost free. towards the south, we could see clear spells breaking through in the early hours

it was very windy along the south coast, the strongest costs were much more exposed on the isle of wightre to the north of scotland is what is left of the storm yesterday. there has been snow and ice this morning in scotland with more of that to come overnight. the winds will gradually ease down overnight. the rain will clear down south with clear skies to follow. there will be some ice and a covering of snow on higher grounds in scotland and touches of frost in the north of england and northern ireland. in the south—east tomorrow we will still have rain in the morning. it should be gone by the afternoon. though that should be sunshine after that with frequent showers rubbing it in the north of northern ireland. perhaps not quite as cold for scotla nd perhaps not quite as cold for scotland and northern ireland, a candidate for further south, but it may just be a candidate for further south, but it mayjust be a brief respite. if you look at the atlantic, another area of cloud is building on up area of low pressure. further east you have got a good chance of staying dry, some sunshine in t

here is an idea of the wind speeds we saw, in the isle of wight, 82 mph.north—west with some frequent showers in scotland, but, for today, generally speaking, for many of us, it is drier and brighter and some sunny spells and a few showers around. those showers dotted around western areas of england and wales, the rain clears away after lunchtime from the south—east. frequent showers into scotland and northern ireland, some snow over the higher ground. temperatures this afternoon around about 7—9 or 10 celsius. through this evening, fairly quite initially, some clear skies but still showers and snow across the higher ground in scotland. things turning wet and windy again into thursday. we have this area of low pressure developing as we go into thursday. look at the white lines, the isobars, the pressure pattern, getting closer together again so it is strengthening winds during the afternoon and heavier rain moving from northern ireland into scotland and into wales and the west of england. it won't reach the far east of england until later in the evening bu

area of cloud developing, rain developing in southern england, some parts of hampshire in the isle of wightt persistent of the snowy weather overnight will be in scotland, and here, where we also have temperatures plunging, with the risk of icy stretches developing, the greatest risk of some disruptive weather as we head into tuesday. round about five centimetres for some, ten centimetres and the health, problems into tuesday. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines... tributes are paid to basketball legend kobe bryant who has died in a helicopter crash, alongside his teenage daughter and seven others. china mobilises half a million medical staff to deal with the coronavirus outbreak — here the government says it is working on a plan to rescue trapped britons. ceremonies are taking place at auschwitz, to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi concentration camp. music plays. and american singer, billie eilish, wins all four major categories at the grammy awards, including best new artist and song of the year. more now on the news that the basketb

in the isle of wight, 82 miles per hour here but even in swansea, the mumbles, southampton, gust of windernoon about 7—9 or 10 degrees. through tonight, we continue with those shows across scotland, with those showers across scotland, they‘ll still be wintry. one or two showers around, fairly quite a start but then fairly quiet start but then we are looking at this area of low pressure developing from the south—west. this is going to move in on thursday. you can see the white lines getting closer together again across the uk, expect some strong winds with this. but that rain will initially move its way to scotland, northern ireland and eventually some heavy rain spreads into wales, the south—west of england during the afternoon, eventually into north—west england as well. further east, staying largely dry for most of the day but look at these wind gusts. 30, a0 miles an hourfor many but gales along these western coasts and within the band of heavy rain as it moves in. temperatures for thursday could be getting up for 8 — 11 celsius. but then at the end of the week, still a bit of rain ar

anglia, down to the midlands, east anglia, down to the midlands, east anglia, down to the isle of wighty conditions with it. for england and wales generally, it will be cloudy with one or two brighter breaks and dank in places. when the weather front clears in northern england and scotla nd clears in northern england and scotland it will brighten up, but still a lot of showers in the north—west and one or two in northern ireland. it is cold over the next few days, carol, lots to prepare for. it is getting milder in the next few days. i was listening, i promise. the rail network northern could be re—nationalised in coming days after years of criticism about the performance of the company. we‘re live from across the network this morning, let‘s speak now to our reporter jayne mccubbin who is on board one of the services. hopefully, the line survives and we can technically speak to you. what train are you on? we havejust can technically speak to you. what train are you on? we have just left huyton outside liverpool and heading into liverpool lime street. we are only running three minutes la

from about the wash down towards the isle of wight. that it is mild the time of year. back to. it was the original reality television — "castaway 2000" saw 36 men, women and children stranded on a remote scottish island for a whole year as they struggled to build a community. one of those taking part was ben fogle — who is now a household name as a tv presenter and author. he's gone back to the island to mark 20 years since to mark 20 years since that first adventure. let's have a brief reminder of the series. beautiful place. so, at the end of the year is it ok if i stay here? hello and welcome to the weather. as you can see, it is a fine day here with mild, light, southerly winds. break! the island isjust fantastic. cannot explain what it's like. yesterday was absolutely stunning. ben foglejoins us from tara nsay now. on the island paris, rg, then? looking out towards tyneside. on the island paris, rg, then? looking out towards tynesidem on the island paris, rg, then? looking out towards tyneside. it is just amazing. that is the isla