28 March- National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern
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00:00Hi there. High pressure is going to return to the UK on Sunday onwards, but for the time
00:06being, the next couple of days we're into a more changeable spell of weather. It doesn't
00:11mean it's going to rain all the time, although it is a damp start to the day for the Midlands
00:15into southern England, the rain persisting until lunchtime for the south-east corner.
00:20Brighter skies do follow, albeit with a fresher feel with those winds coming from the north-west
00:25and containing frequent showers, particularly for northern and western parts of the country,
00:29more especially western Scotland will see longer spells of rain at times, and some thunder,
00:34hail, hill snow as well because it's going to be a colder airflow. But in between the
00:39showers, still scope for some sunny spells, albeit with that cooler feel to things, 13-14
00:45Celsius in the south, 8 or 9 further north and feeling even colder than that in the gusty
00:51wind and where we've got those lively showers moving through. Nevertheless, the showers
00:55in many places continue into the evening, but eventually they're going to peter out
00:59across much of England and Wales, southern Scotland, Northern Ireland as well, becoming
01:04more restricted to central and northern Scotland as the night progresses. Where we've got clear
01:09skies elsewhere and with the winds easing overnight, it's going to be a chilly start
01:13to Saturday, temperatures dipping close to, if not slightly below freezing, one or two
01:18spots widely 2-4 Celsius across central and eastern parts of the country. But Northern
01:24Ireland, western Scotland, a bit more cloud building here as a result, generally frost-free.
01:30And a cloudier start across Northern Ireland and western Scotland compared with elsewhere
01:34across the UK on Saturday, where there'll be plenty of sunshine, so although it is going
01:37to be chilly first thing, it will soon warm up. With light winds across the Midlands,
01:41eastern England, and the sunshine continuing into the afternoon, a very pleasant day is
01:45expected. But further west and north, a band of rain moves in. That rain will tend to be
01:51light to moderate across the south-west, as was Wales by the time it arrives early
01:55to mid-afternoon. Heavier for northern England, much of Scotland and northern Ireland, but
02:00it does clear through. Followed again by showers, and those showers will be most frequent across
02:04western Scotland later in the day on Saturday. It's going to feel cool as a result in western
02:10Scotland. And again, cool as that rain turns up across western parts of England and Wales
02:15into the afternoon. Scope for the mid-teens in the south-east, given the sunshine persisting
02:20here. But the front, as it clears through, well that's going to weaken and not bring
02:27much rain at all to the south-east as it clears away. And it runs into high pressure, which
02:31all the while is building from the south, and that's going to bring more widely settled
02:35weather to many parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday. So a quiet lamb-like end
02:42to March, and as we begin April, high pressure is going to be sitting very close to the UK.
02:48We'll keep you updated on all of that via our YouTube channel.