12 August - National weather forecast presented by Alex Deakin
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00:00Hello, we are likely to see changes in our weather as we go into next week, but for the
00:05time being, it is still all about the extreme heat. Our amber weather warning is in place
00:11until the end of Sunday, covering large parts of England and East Wales. In this zone for
00:17the next couple of days, temperatures are likely to exceed 30 degrees Celsius quite
00:21widely and in some spots get up to 35 or 36 Celsius, coupled with very warm nights. Longevity
00:28of this hot speller is likely to cause some health issues. That's why we have that amber
00:33warning in place. Through Thursday evening, it's dry and clear for the vast majority.
00:39Good for looking at the full moon overnight. The main exception will be northern Scotland,
00:43where there will be a lot of cloud and some patchy rain that will continue on and off
00:47here. Elsewhere, as I said, dry and clear, perhaps turning a little misty once more across
00:51parts of eastern England. Temperatures are really going to vary actually. See the hints
00:55of bluey green on the charts through some sheltered glens across Scotland with the clear
01:00skies. We could dip well down into single figures, but certainly elsewhere, it's going
01:05to be a pretty warm night. Many urban areas struggling to drop below about 15 or 16 Celsius,
01:11so a fairly difficult night for sleeping once more. And another hot and sunny day to come
01:15on Friday. Any early morning mist and fog should clear away, but there's always the
01:20chance of a little bit more of it just drifting onto the coasts as we go through the day.
01:25Again, northern Scotland will see a lot of clouds, but I think the rain tending to fizzle
01:30out here and generally a brighter day across the Western Isles and certainly across the
01:33Highlands. It should be a warmer day with a bit more sunshine with just the likelihood
01:38of a bit more clouds on the east coast. It will be a little bit cooler here for sure.
01:44Temperatures on the beaches, for example, may stay in the teens. We don't have to come
01:47too far inland before we see those temperatures up into the 20s and certainly further south.
01:52It'll be hotter on Friday, quite widely in this zone from the Midlands down to central
01:57southern England across into southeast Wales into the mid 30s, 35, 36 is possible. Wiltshire,
02:04Gloucestershire down towards Somerset. So another hot one on Friday, another balmy summer's
02:10evening on Friday night. Again, though, we will see a little bit of this mist and low
02:15cloud and perhaps a bit more of it just pushing a little further inland as we head into the
02:19weekend. Still got that raggedy old weather front bringing cloud and patchy rain across
02:24the Northern Isles and the Western Isles. But for the vast majority, Saturday is another
02:28blue sky day and another one where we'll be watching the mercury rise again with this
02:34mist and low cloud half fret across parts of the east coast. Temperatures here will
02:40be a little bit lower and again with more cloud in northern Scotland, temperatures suppressed
02:44in Shetland. But the Western Isles, we could get up to 20 Celsius and certainly elsewhere
02:49another one where temperatures will be in the mid to high 20s across northern Britain,
02:54away from the east coast and further south. Look at that again, 34, 35, 36 is again highly
03:00likely again. That is unusual. It's not every year we get to 36 Celsius. The number of days
03:06where we're seeing these temperatures, as I say, just building up with those high nighttime
03:10temperatures that are likely to cause some problems. Sunday's temperatures maybe not
03:14as high. We're expecting a bit more cloud around. And again, some of the beaches will
03:18be a little cooler, but certainly through the heart of the country, 33 to 35 degrees
03:23is highly likely. So again, just that's why we've got that amber weather warning in place.
03:29The longevity of this hot spell is unusual as well as the temperatures being exceptionally
03:34high. As for the outlook, as I hinted at the start, potential for a bit of a change. The
03:40high pressure that's been dominating just starting to drift away, allowing that easterly
03:43breeze to keep parts of the North Sea a little cooler. But then eyes down to the south. Hotter
03:48air is drifting northwards over the next couple of days. But this low pressure system may
03:53drift further northwards through Sunday, introducing more clouds and the potential for some showers
03:59on Sunday. But a greater risk, certainly, risk is the wrong word, a greater chance of
04:04seeing some showers as we head into Monday. Some welcome rain, but it's likely to be hit
04:09and miss and in the form of showers. For more details on that, stay tuned. But we are
04:13expecting a change as we go into next week with a much greater likelihood of seeing some
04:18rainfall around. As I said, for more details on that, stay tuned. For more information
04:23on that weather warning, check out the app or our website.