Met Office Friday morning weather forecast 23/08/2024

Met Office

23 August - National weather forecast presented by Clare Nasir.

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00:00Hello there and a very good morning to you on this Friday morning. It's been a

00:04lively night, wet and windy weather associated with storm Lillian which has

00:09been tracking in from the Atlantic. It's a small feature but it's potent. Strongest

00:14winds on its southern flank. Overnight we've seen gusts in excess of 70 miles

00:18an hour across exposure and also there's rain warnings as well as wind warnings

00:23this morning. Now the rain warnings across Dumfries and Galloway, western

00:26borders as well as Angus and Aberdeenshire over six hours up to

00:30around 50 millimetres in places. So some heavy rain to come associated with this

00:35frontal system. It's all moving its way eastwards and the strongest winds again

00:40across this southern part of the low and over the higher ground it's going to be

00:45very windy indeed damaging us likely through the next few hours. But it is

00:49moving its way eastwards so clearance expecting around lunchtime along this

00:54eastern side as this tailing front clears towards the far southeast during

00:59the first part of the afternoon. And the winds will ease a little bit through the

01:02day. However through the next few hours you can see where the heaviest rain is

01:06extending across central, eastern and southern parts of Scotland. Northern

01:10England as well, winds swirling around it. Clearer weather across the far

01:14northwest of Scotland. You haven't seen the storm overnight, you're seeing some

01:17sunshine and showers now for Northern Ireland. Brighter skies evolving, moving

01:22in across Wales as well as the West Country. But for the Midlands and the

01:25southeast, cloud here and also some outbreaks of rain. It's windy down

01:29towards the southeast. Strongest winds are always associated with this centre

01:33of the low which will move from the west towards the east through the first part

01:37of today. So as I said it is an improving picture. Winds will slowly ease as this

01:43low moves towards the North Sea. Now for Shetland and Orkney you've seen a mostly

01:48fine morning. A few showers as we head through the day. A breeze coming in

01:52across the western side of Scotland. Frequent showers as we head through the

01:56morning into the afternoon. And a scattering of showers which could turn

01:59heavy across Northern Ireland. But for the bulk of England and Wales it's a

02:03fine afternoon. You'll see some sunshine, a bit of a breeze coming through, even

02:06so some drier weather. Most the showers confined to the northern half of the UK.

02:11So let's take a look at the temperatures as we head through the afternoon. 15, 16,

02:1517 for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Republic of Ireland coming in around 18.

02:20Wales around 20, 21, 23 down towards the southeast. So through Friday evening and

02:26overnight further showers are likely particularly across Western Scotland as

02:30well as Northern Ireland. A cluster moving in also which could turn heavy

02:34across Northern England. But notice towards the south thickening cloud will

02:38again bring some outbreaks of rain. And this rain could turn heavy into the

02:42early hours of Saturday morning as the winds pick up particularly towards the

02:46far southeast. So first thing if you're stepping out across more northern areas

02:51on Saturday you could run into some heavy showers. Winds not as strong though.

02:55Some brighter weather for Northern Ireland. A few showers here and a cluster

02:58coming in across the western side of Wales, northwest England. But this bulk of

03:02cloud and rain will extend towards Lincolnshire as well as the southeast of

03:08England through the first part of Saturday. It is moving its way and

03:12clearing very slowly. But certainly through the morning you could see some

03:16wet weather as the winds pick up some strength particularly towards the

03:19southeast. Touching Galeforce possibly towards the far southeast there. But

03:24through the afternoon we'll see that rain gradually move towards the low

03:28countries as we see sunshine and showers elsewhere. And again these could turn

03:32heavy. So your outlook through Sunday. Sunday more in the way of clouds and

03:36some outbreaks of showery rain across the north as well as the west. Always the

03:39chance of showers further south and east and temperatures fairly fresh for

03:43this time of year. And here's your outlook through Monday. I'll see you

03:46later. Bye bye.

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