19 November - National weather forecast presented by Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello again. A lot of the disruptive rain and snow that we saw overnight has now cleared
00:05away towards the east. But it is going to be a cold day, and that's because we have
00:09a northerly flow across the country bringing Arctic air down. And in areas exposed to that
00:15northerly flow, we are going to see some further wintry showers as we go through the rest of
00:19today and into tomorrow in particular. As well as that, there is still a front lying
00:23across us for the time being. But all of that does clear away. Through much of this week
00:27though, we stay in this Arctic air, so it is going to stay cold, temperatures below
00:31average for the time of year. Do watch out for a weather system that could cross the
00:35south west as we go through Thursday. That could bring some wet and perhaps wintry weather,
00:40some sleet or snow possible over the moors. However, for the time being, we have a front
00:45yes across parts of central southern England, bringing a bit of cloud, some outbreaks of
00:48rain, perhaps even some wintriness over the higher ground here. Further north, it's a
00:52drier, brighter, sunnier picture for many places, but the wintry showers across parts
00:58of northern Scotland will continue, accumulations likely to continue to build up in some places
01:03here. It is going to be a cold day, despite the fact that there will be sunny skies for
01:07many of us, temperatures really below average for the time of year. Some places only scraping
01:13a few degrees above freezing and in the wind, it is going to feel markedly colder than this.
01:18Further on, we're going to see the cloud, the outbreaks of rain in the south clearing
01:22away, clear skies developing for many places, but the wintry showers will become more widespread.
01:29They're going to be piling down on that brisk northerly wind. So they're most frequent across
01:33northern parts of Scotland into Northern Ireland and down the eastern side of the UK as well.
01:38And also some of those wintry showers are going to be feeding in through the Irish Sea,
01:42affecting parts of Wales overnight as well. And because of that cold Arctic air, those
01:47showers are quite readily going to be falling as sleet or snow over any modest higher ground.
01:52With that then, and the clear skies, temperatures are going to plummet tonight. It did fall
01:57to minus 11 Celsius last night in Scotland, and it could be even colder tonight, could
02:02get as low as minus 12 Celsius. So a very harsh frost for some of us, a widespread frost
02:07across much of the country. And with that, where we see any wet surfaces from any earlier
02:12rain, there is the risk of some icy patches as well. So some difficult conditions, first
02:17thing. Otherwise, as we go through tomorrow, a lot of bright sunny weather around for many
02:21of us. Still plenty of showers coming in on that brisk northerly wind, so still northern
02:26parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, down the eastern side of the UK. Could see some
02:29wintry showers affecting Norfolk for a time as we go through tomorrow afternoon, and also
02:34for parts of Wales. But many other areas actually staying dry and largely sunny. But again, it
02:39is going to be cold temperatures similar to today, perhaps a little bit lower for some,
02:43a touch higher in other places, but still low single figures for many places. And with
02:48the wind chill as well, feeling even colder. Some places feeling several degrees below
02:53freezing. So again, despite the sunshine, it really is going to feel pretty raw. Now,
02:59as we go through later on this week, we stick with that cold weather. Still likely to see
03:04some further wintry showers, which could cause some problems for some with accumulations
03:08building up, even though we are also going to have a decent amount of winter sunshine,
03:13even though it is still November and autumn. But worth bearing in mind that we are going
03:17to see some unsettled weather, perhaps towards the southwest. And then by this weekend, there's
03:22the potential for some very unsettled weather as a deep area of low pressure pushes its
03:27way in. All change for the weekend, turning much milder, but very wet and very windy.
03:32And that could cause some disruption as well. We'll have more information about that on
03:36our deep dive, which Aidan McGiven will be here with on our YouTube channel, or you can
03:40find it on our app as well. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.
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