warmest september on record. it will certainly be warmer there today and over the next few days. it is the autumn equinox today and for some, it probably does feel like autumn, particularly in scotland because here we have had some rain pushing on. the wind and rain will clear away from the likes of lewis, but it will be continuing to rain, heavy at times, brightening up in 0rkney and shetland but quite a breezy day. potentially some rain into northern ireland, other parts of dumfries and galloway may be as an outside push, may ayrshire is as far south as we will get as we head into the evening. whilst it is cloudy, gusty winds in the north, but even with the gusty winds and temperatures a notch above where they should be today. it probably won t feel like that in the breeze. further south in the sunshine, 22, 23. we should be around 17 or 18. tonight the first
will be safe enough to re use masks in more health care settings and further reduce the nhs s environmental footprint. laura foster, bbc news, truro. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. for those of you who follow the astronomical calendar rather than the meteorological, today is the last day of summer and the start of autumn. it is the autumn equinox today. here are the sunrise and sunset times today. the eagle eyed amongst you will notice that actually days are still around ten to 15 minutes longer than nights. that they will change friday into saturday when the nights will gradually take over with the equinox. but it does feel like autumn for some of you and that is mainly across parts of western scotland. today, some heavy persistent rain clearing away from the highlands and islands after that wet start. but rain in aberdeenshire, central scotland, argyll and bute to western parts of northern ireland by the end of the day. blustery co