that was zoe kleinman with pip hare. we wish pip all the best of luck for the race. on earth?! well, you clearly didn't think i was making enough effort so i'm now mixing you up at something and my cauldron. anyway, you can keep up with the team throughout the week, wouldn't that be fun, on youtube, instagram, facebook, and twitter. thanks for watching, and will see you soon. echoing: bye! by mid week next week our weather will finally have turned drier and calmer, but by the weekend it is far from it and for saturday, storm aiden as named by the irish weather service impacts there, even across the uk will be very windy and at times very wet. here is the area of low pressure passing from the north west of scotland and another will come along on sunday as it stays windy and there will be more rain. saturday begins already with some outbreaks of heavy rain towards the west in particular and for a time clearing north across scotland, further heavy, torrential bursts of rain, sweep east across the uk with very gusty squally winds and for many of us that were clear to som

zoe kleinman has been to the south coast of england to find out more. this is pip hare.porting event on the planet that asks so much of human beings. pip's trying to beat the world record set 15 years ago by dame ellen macarthur. the challenge is physically tough both on the sailor and on the boat. but something that can be overlooked is the mental health strain of being completely alone at sea for weeks on end. it is why pip's team is going to keep a eye on her well—being. pip's boat is kitted out with every gadget you'd expect on the 21st—century craft. autopilot, gps, led flares, but what sets it apart is that mental health tech is also part of the package. i'm really interested in how you're going to cope with being completely on your own for such a long period of time. so, it is a long time at sea but i'm really not alone, i'm well—connected. i have two satellite systems, i can upload video, i can whatsapp chats... and this connection to shore is where this 20—year—old yacht truly becomes cutting—edge. pip's team plans to use artificial intelligence to understand ho

that was zoe kleinman with pip hare. we wish pip all the best of luck for the race.as making enough effort so i'm now mixing you up at something and my cauldron. anyway, you can keep up with the team throughout the week, wouldn't that be fun, on youtube, instagram, facebook, and twitter. thanks for watching, and will see you soon. echoing: bye! we are likely to see disruption from wind and rain this weekend. there could be minor flooding wind and rain this weekend. there could be minorflooding in places. we will see wind around the irish sea coast. through today, this is storm aidan a, named by the irish map service. there could be 70 or 80 mph gusts at the end of the day. that storm moves away. but the next area of low pressure comes in on sunday. there will be a bit of brightness briefly through the morning before more rain comes through the country. there could be minor flooding through the country. there could be minorflooding in wales. by through the country. there could be minor flooding in wales. by the end of the day it turns very windy with gales in western