00:00Hello there, welcome to your Wednesday morning weather update from the Met Office.
00:04It's a chilly start to the day across Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of England.
00:08Further south we do have this weather front which is not going very far, very fast.
00:13It's pivoting on this axis here, eventually it will fade as it pushes southwards.
00:17The air remains cold throughout the day across more northern areas.
00:22And notice this weather front here bringing with it organised bands of showers
00:25as we head through the morning and into the afternoon.
00:28Eventually the winds will pick up across the far north east of Scotland.
00:32Whereas elsewhere we could see some mist and fog to start this morning,
00:36particularly across the central belt.
00:37Here are those showers filing in, a brisk breeze down towards the western side of Scotland.
00:42A few showers running in across Northern Ireland, eastern side of England.
00:46And then we run into this cloud and outbreaks of rain.
00:49It's edged a little bit further south through this morning and will continue to do so.
00:54Even so, for southern counties of England and Wales, it's a fairly grotty day
00:58with that cloud and rain and feeling cold and an undercut of cold air.
01:03However, despite mist and fog further north and a lighter breeze inland for, say, the central belt,
01:08you'll see some sunshine through the morning into the afternoon.
01:11Notice the rain could slowly blossom across the far southwest through the latter part of the day
01:16as those showers continue to move in and those winds pick up across the north of Scotland.
01:21Wherever you are, it's going to be a cold one, temperatures coming in probably 7 to 10 degrees Celsius
01:26and certainly a very frosty start across more northern areas under some clearer skies.
01:31So that's the picture through this afternoon.
01:33Through this evening and overnight, those showers continue to move across central parts of Scotland.
01:38The rain skirting the far south coast of England and it could turn heavy,
01:43particularly towards the southwest with a very gusty breeze.
01:46And strong winds, in fact, could see near-gale force winds across Shetland through into Thursday morning.
01:52And then as we head through Thursday, after a frosty start across many areas away from the far south,
01:57we'll see those showers turning to snow, particularly over the higher ground across the northeast of Scotland,
02:02even at lower levels for a time.
02:04It's going to feel very cold in that wind, with a ridge of high pressure attempting to push in from
02:08the west.
02:09And that means lighter breezes through Friday across more southern areas,
02:12but also a frosty start to the day come Friday morning.
02:16And that's how we see Thursday morning across many areas, particularly in rural spots inland.
02:21The rain's still on the south coast through the day on Thursday.
02:24And that driving wind coming in from a northerly direction, making it feel very cold.
02:29Indeed, temperatures struggling with coastal showers towards the east,
02:32at least a few showers towards the west, and frequent showers across more northern areas,
02:36where, again, there's a chance of a mix of rain and snow.
02:39Here's your outlook then through Friday.
02:41Frosty morning and through the afternoon, yes, we'll see some fine weather,
02:45if not some sunshine, and some showers across the north as well as the west.
02:49See you later.
