The evening will begin dry for most with some localised showers in the north of Scotland. However, later in the night and into the morning rain moves across Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, turning heavy in parts. Gusty winds continue for most. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the evening of 20/02/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Deakin.
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00:00Hello. It's turned milder. It's also turned wetter and windier and there's more wind and
00:06rain to come in the forecast. But let's look at the temperatures first of all because overnight
00:11much of England and Wales won't fall below double digits. Cross parts of Scotland a little
00:16cooler for a time. But overall, much, much milder nights than we've been used to recently.
00:22And for many, it'll be certainly dry through the first half of the night. Some heavy downpours
00:27during the course of Thursday, but tending to clear away to the east and then down to
00:30the southwest where more rain swamps in across Northern Ireland, Wales, western parts of
00:36England and Scotland. And once it's in across Scotland in particular, it is likely to last
00:40for much of the day. Now, we have a couple of warnings in place for both the rain but
00:46also the wind because the wind's really strengthened through the early hours around these western
00:50coasts. It remains very gusty certainly through much of the morning across south Wales, west
00:55Wales and the east coast of Northern Ireland. Gusts of 50, 60, possibly even 70 miles an
01:01hour could cause some disruption to power lines. It's the south coast of Scotland, southwestern
01:07coastal strip also like to see those gusts that may cause some disruption. And we have
01:12a warning for the rain across southwest Scotland, but also a little further north through Angus,
01:17Perth and Kinross and parts of Aberdeenshire. The rain really building up here through the
01:21day so that could cause some flooding. So, it is a pretty wet and windy day across these
01:26western areas. Wales should cheer up a little through the afternoon. The rain notice doesn't
01:31get to East Anglia or the southeast until quite late in the day and actually quite a
01:35few places seeing brighter skies for the afternoon, but further rain to come across the northwest
01:41of Scotland. The very strong winds through the morning will ease a touch, but it is still
01:46a windy day and that of course will impact the feel of the day even though your thermometer
01:51will be reading well above the average for the time of year. Getting into the teens almost
01:54across the board and with a bit of sunshine, we might squeak up to 15 or perhaps even 16
01:59Celsius. But as I said, feeling cooler with the wind. Now, the winds will ease a little
02:04on Friday night. Bit of a question mark about how much rain we see across East Anglia and
02:08the southeast. This may linger for a good part of the evening. So, bear that in mind
02:13if you're heading out. May take until Saturday morning before that fully clears away. Elsewhere
02:17though, things are turning a little drier, always some showers coming into the northwest
02:21of Scotland. But generally speaking, another pretty mild night, although not as mild to
02:27start Saturday as it will be on Friday. For many though, it is looking a lot drier and
02:32brighter on Saturday. So, bit of a question mark about how quickly this rain clears away
02:38from East Anglia and the southeast. But it should be on its way out by the afternoon.
02:43Some showers will develop over Wales and England. So, we'll keep some showers feeding
02:47in on the brisk wind across Western Scotland. But for most places, Saturday is a lot drier
02:53and a fair bit calmer as well. It's still quite mild, although temperatures will be
02:57a degree or so down on Friday's values. These numbers are still above average double digits
03:02and some places getting into the teens. But so, although Saturday is drier and brighter
03:06than Friday, there is more wet and windy weather to come. Out in the Atlantic, another low
03:11pressure system is developing. This one is heading up to the north of the UK. But as
03:17it approaches, the isobars are squeezing together. These weather fronts promise further spells
03:22of rain. And after the ground has continually been wetting up over recent days, extra rain
03:28could cause some flooding. And those winds looking pretty lively. Those isobars are very
03:32closely packed. So, again, warnings for wind and rain have been issued. You can check out
03:36the warnings for yourself on our app and on our website. And of course, we'll always
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