Saturday morning forecast 12/03/22

12 March - National weather forecast presented by Clare Nasir

Transcript

00:00Hello there. Welcome to your weather update from the Met Office.

00:04Windy throughout the weekend with weather warnings for wind in force,

00:08particularly across Irish sea coast and the North Channel.

00:11Let me take you through the broader picture for the next 48 hours.

00:14A quieter spell as the first batch of rain clears towards the northeast on Saturday,

00:19and then this system develops and moves its way northwards,

00:22the centre of the low pressure system tracking across Ireland.

00:25Strongest winds towards the south as well as the eastern flank for a time,

00:29reason why there have been wind warnings issued.

00:31Coastal gusts could reach 50 to 55 miles an hour, isolated 60 miles an hour with some high waves.

00:37Let's backtrack then to Friday evening.

00:40The first weather systems moving up towards the northeast of Scotland.

00:43Gales for a time here, strong gusts towards the northwest of Scotland,

00:47and then showers, which will be heavy at times through the evening and overnight on Friday,

00:52track their way northwards as well.

00:54Some strong winds associated with it down towards the southwest,

00:57but the winds will pick up further as we head through to Saturday.

01:00Generally, though, with that cloud, the wind and some showery bursts of rain,

01:03temperatures holding up, most places will be frost free.

01:06So let's look at Saturday morning.

01:09First of all, Scotland, showery bursts of rain extend their way northwards,

01:12dry skies towards the northwest of Scotland, even with some brighter skies for a time.

01:16One or two showers for Northern Ireland as well as Wales.

01:20A little bit of brightness coming in across the West Country,

01:23a few showers lurking towards the southeast of England.

01:26But through the day, we lose a lot of the wind as it pushes up towards the Northern Isles.

01:31Those showers continue through the morning,

01:33but some brighter skies emerge across central and southern parts of England and Wales.

01:37Still one or two showers lurking there, but a quieter spell of weather

01:41before this system arrives as we head through the afternoon on Saturday.

01:45So some heavy rain to come.

01:47And also those winds really pick up to gale force with gusts along the coast

01:51down towards the West Country as well as southern parts of Wales

01:54coming in around 50 to 55 miles an hour, isolated 60 miles an hour.

01:58Temperatures then through the afternoon, well, 10 to 12 degrees Celsius.

02:02Not so bad, to be honest.

02:04And here's your outlook through Sunday.

02:06Yes, that area of low pressure tracks its way northwards, taking with it the gales,

02:10but a windy start to the day across the north as well as the west,

02:13with showers to follow as that rain clears.

02:15It quietens down as we head through Monday into Tuesday.

02:18More details, check out our social media channels.

02:21And obviously we'll keep you posted here at the Met Office.