8 February - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern
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00:00Hello again. It's turned increasingly cloudy across most of the UK during the day and we
00:05keep most of those clouds overnight. There will be a few cloud breaks here and there,
00:10particularly as the warm front which we can just make out on this area of light rain clearing
00:14south eastwards pushes away. So a few breaks for the Midlands, East Anglia and the South
00:19East later on. Brisk breeze keeps it mild here whilst heavy rain pushes south across
00:24Scotland, Northern Ireland and into Northern England and it stays damp in this zone. So
00:29with all the cloud and the breeze temperatures staying up 8-10 Celsius in the south but north
00:35of the Central Belt, having seen that rain go through earlier, starts the day Tuesday
00:40brighter. A touch of frost possible in some sheltered parts of north east Scotland, otherwise
00:46enough of a breeze to keep things stirred up for central and northern Scotland. But
00:50a blustery start to Tuesday here, showers coming through, sleet and hail for the Northern
00:55Isles and the higher parts of mainland Scotland. And further south, this area of rain associated
01:03with the weather front as it comes south will keep things dull and damp for parts of southern
01:08Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, Northern England. South again and we do see some sunshine
01:13across the Midlands, East Anglia and the South East and where we see the sun coming through,
01:18temperatures could pop up to 13 or even 14 Celsius. The south westerly breeze bringing
01:22mild air in here but further north feeling colder behind the front across Scotland, Northern
01:28Ireland and eventually parts of Northern England. The rain perhaps up for a time during Tuesday
01:33evening for parts of north west England into north Wales as well as it comes southwards.
01:38Again some breaks in the cloud for the central and southern parts of England and here it's
01:43going to stay mild overnight, 8 or 9 Celsius. Turning colder though behind the front, Northern
01:48England, Northern Ireland, Scotland into the blustery but brighter regime. And further
01:53showers coming through as the isobars tighten on Wednesday across western Scotland and we
01:59drag even colder air in from the north west. Meanwhile you can see the temperature contrast
02:05with the front lingering during Wednesday in the south of England, it stays mild here.
02:10So as we start off Wednesday, some brightness in the far south but it turns increasingly
02:14cloudy as the rain pushes south. The rain tending to be on and off I think, mostly it's
02:19light and patchy and it mostly eases by the afternoon. So many places cloudy but dry in
02:24the south. Skies brighten for north Wales into northern England, perhaps even the north
02:28midlands as well, sunny spells here. Scotland and Northern Ireland staying blustery and
02:34the snow level comes down as temperatures drop away for Scotland. We could even see
02:38some sleet down to lower levels and some snow settling above 200 metres through the day
02:43for central and northern Scotland. Wind touching gale force in the far north west of Scotland
02:48making it feel really quite cold here but it stays mild in the south, 12 Celsius. Now
02:55into Wednesday night we're going to see those winds strengthen even further across the far
03:00north of Scotland and the risk of severe gales for the northern isles. But the rest of the
03:04country turns brighter eventually with some sunshine.