14th March - National weather forecast presented by Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good day to you. We are going to see more in the way of dry weather as we
00:04head into the weekend, but we're sticking with the chilly theme for the time being.
00:08We still have relatively cold air across us and with high pressure meaning things are
00:13going to be largely settled, that does also mean there is a risk of some relatively harsh
00:18frosts to come by night, even if by day it shouldn't feel too bad when you get some decent
00:23spring sunshine breaking through. By Sunday there is a bit of a frontal system pushing
00:27its way southwards so that's going to bring a bit more cloud for many of us and even a
00:31few spots of rain. Back to the here and now though and after a pretty showery day for
00:35many of us, some of the showers were heavy, even a bit of hail mixed in with them, most
00:39of the showers are going to ease and die away as we go through the end of the day and overnight.
00:44Not all of them, some continuing across some parts of southern England, perhaps eastern
00:48parts of England as well, but yes, most places turning largely dry and there will be some
00:53clear skies developing too. Under the clear skies, as you would expect, with the chilly
00:57air, it's going to turn pretty chilly. Temperatures in towns and cities generally holding up a
01:02little bit above freezing but in rural spots frost is quite likely and across some parts
01:08of Scotland, maybe even into Northern Ireland, Northern England, we could get as low as minus
01:124, minus 5, possibly minus 6. So a fairly harsh frost for some of us and there could
01:17be a few pockets of fog, freezing fog, even some icy surfaces in a few places too.
01:21Worth bearing in mind there's a bit of a breeze towards the southeast so that will stop temperatures
01:25dropping too low here and also a bit more cloud with a little bit of rain pushing into
01:30Shetland as well towards the end of the night. That cloud and bit of rain is gradually going
01:34to make its way southwards into Orkney and then the far north of Scotland as we go through
01:39Saturday. Otherwise, apart from one or two isolated showers around, actually for many
01:44tomorrow looks like it's going to be a largely fine day. There will be some sunshine and
01:48offer a bit of cloud bubbling up here and there but actually a good deal of dry and
01:52often sunny weather for many of us. Still a chilly feel to things. Temperatures may
01:57be a degree or so higher than today, especially across northern parts, greater chance of getting
02:01into double figures. Further south a bit of a chilly feel still and feeling even colder
02:06in the brisk winds in the southeast. Later on we have more cloud and outbreaks of rain
02:11feeding their way southwards across northern parts. Not a huge amount of rain but a few
02:15spots possible across northern Scotland in particular. Further south though a drier and
02:21often clear night and so actually I think Saturday night into Sunday is going to be
02:26even colder than this coming night across southern parts in particular. So temperatures
02:30for many falling a few degrees below freezing. Even some more built up areas could see a
02:34bit of a frost. Meanwhile further north it's going to be a little bit milder than some
02:38recent nights. So a bright but chilly start. Also some fog, freezing fog for some of us
02:44in the south on Sunday morning but that should clear away. However we are going to see the
02:49cloudier weather in the north becoming more widespread. So most places turning pretty
02:53grey as we go through the afternoon on Sunday. Towards the south and southwest across Wales
02:59likely to stay mostly dry at least until mid to late afternoon. But further north we have
03:03a few spots of rain mixed in. None of this looks particularly heavy but it might just
03:07turn a little bit damp for a time. Temperatures on paper look relatively similar to Saturday
03:13really so high single figures for most of us just about scraping into double digits
03:18in a few places. But because there will be a bit more cloud around less sunshine on offer
03:23it may feel a little bit chillier for many of us. We have a frontal system across us
03:28as we go through later Sunday which is why we're seeing the cloud and the outbreaks of
03:32rain. That continues to bring a few spots of rain, a bit of cloud as we go into the
03:35beginning of next week. But actually then we're still under the influence of high pressure
03:39for a time but it drifts away towards the east. So actually Tuesday looks like it will
03:44be largely dry and often quite bright and sunny with the direction that we're dragging
03:49in our wind from. But with that though sunny days mean clear nights and so the return of
03:55some pretty harsh frosts quite likely during the first part of next week. Then later on
03:59there is some unsettled weather out towards the west. How close that gets towards the
04:04UK well that's still all to play for. I think perhaps towards the end of the week especially
04:08towards western north-western parts we are likely to see some wetter and windier weather.
04:12But on the whole I think next week looks largely dry. Of course we will be keeping you up to
04:17date with the forecast as we get nearer the time. So make sure you subscribe so you keep
04:22on top of things as well. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.