It will remain dry with overcast skies for most, although there may be the occasional spell of rain across parts of the country. Meanwhile the skies will mostly be clear in northeastern Scotland, leading to frost and dense fog patches developing with temperatures falling below freezing. - This is the Met Office Weather forecast for the evening of 12/12/2024. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Hi there. The cloud-free skies that some parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland have enjoyed
00:05during the last few days are being increasingly nibbled away from all sides as cloud advances
00:12from the north-west as well as the south. Nevertheless, we do keep some clear spells
00:16for north-eastern parts of Scotland, especially around the mainland of Aberdeenshire into
00:23Caithness and Sutherland overnight. And here, where we do have those lengthy clear spells,
00:27temperatures could dip as low as minus three or a little lower. But elsewhere, it's extensive
00:33low cloud, mist, hill fog, drizzle, a gloomy start to Friday, but a frost-free start for
00:41many because of the blanket of cloud. Though we could see some cloud breaks in one or two
00:46spots towards the south-west, for example, Northern Ireland, and where that occurs, temperatures
00:51dipping to one or two Celsius. For the vast majority, however, Friday is a grey day. I
00:57mean, a lot of low cloud, mist, drizzle, hill fog. Some brighter interludes, north-east
01:04Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland for a time, west Wales, for example, they'll be
01:08limited, I think. For the vast majority, it is just a cloudy day. Temperatures as well
01:14not feeling particularly pleasant under the cloud, five to eight Celsius. And then later
01:19in the day, we do see an area of rain pushing into the north-west of Scotland. First, it's
01:23heavy and persistent, but it peters out as it pushes south across Scotland, Northern
01:28Ireland, and then moves into England and Wales during the early hours of Saturday. It just
01:32merges with more general areas of patchy rain and showers. The showers mostly affecting
01:37western and central parts on Saturday morning. Clear spells, therefore, eastern Scotland,
01:43the north-east of England, a touch of frost could return as we begin Saturday. Otherwise,
01:48generally, four to six Celsius. And again, a lot of cloud to begin the weekend, but brighter
01:54skies are moving in from the north-west. Quite a brisk north-westerly breeze, especially
01:59for the west and north of Scotland, and that's going to bring with it some showers. The showers
02:04tending to ease in many places by Saturday afternoon. Some decent sunshine breaking out
02:09across the south and the east of England and Wales, but turning increasingly cloudy once
02:14again for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with outbreaks of persistent rain reaching
02:18western Scotland by the end of the day. Seven to nine Celsius, a touch milder, but it's
02:23going to become increasingly mild through Saturday night into Sunday and the start of
02:28next week as Atlantic westerly winds return. Not only will it turn milder, but it's also
02:34going to turn more unsettled across northern parts of the country with tightly packed isobars,
02:39strong and gusty winds, and some very persistent rainfall for western Scotland. High pressure
02:45to the south will keep things more settled as we begin next week before low pressure
02:49turns up from the middle of the week. So, all change, but the next 24 hours looking
02:55very gloomy for most of us.