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south, seven to m celsius. quite a messy weather chart as we had to thursday. a couple of different weather fronts likely to bring some outbreaks of rain. still some uncertainty about where exactly the wettest of the weather will be. it is likely we will have one band of rain across scotland, one moving northwards across england and wales. but if you are in this dryer slice across the heart of the uk i cannot completely rule out some rain here either. temperatures starting to climb and for the end of the week we will bring some slightly warmer air author warmer air northwards. not like spain and portugal, but warmer thanit like spain and portugal, but warmer than it has been but not dry because there will be showers at time. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday this tuesday night. i m chetan pathak.
showers. with a north west wind, some of those could drift down the irish sea into organised bands. some of them possibly heavy, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. top temperatures similar to today. nine to 14 temperatures similar to today. nine to m celsius. but as the showers ease under skies remain clear, look what happens overnight. the temperatures fall away and we start to see the blue tones reappearing. that means that frost once again, the roller coaster ride of temperatures continues with the weather story. temperatures continues with the weatherstory. it temperatures continues with the weather story. it is going to be a chilly start to friday morning. good friday is shaping up nicely. high pressure still dominates from scandinavia. the weather front is trying to squeeze in over the easter weekend. 0n the whole, it is not a bad come a long weekend ahead. we may be chasing cloud around what time to time. a good deal of dry weatherfor most of time to time. a good deal of dry
has lived his whole life with a family in a village in portugal. where ease treated like a member of the family, even sharing meals. ease treated. he does now have trouble walking, but he continues to enjoy his golden years, living, his owners say, a calm, peaceful life . cannot wish for more than that. time for a look at the weather. a lot of cloud in most places, but it has felt unseasonably mild. that was kew gardens, where temperatures got up to m celsius today. but cloud really was the story of friday. giving spits and spots of rain and drizzle, more general rain moving across the far north of scotland and will continue to progress across orkney and shetland overnight. elsewhere, large amounts of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle, some mist and murk over the hills,
to diminish overnight and the winds later ease down. it should be largely frost free, because we keep a brisk wind going. tomorrow drier, but some showers in the north and west and they will be heavy with hail, thunder and sleet and snow over the tops of the mountain. fewer further south. temperatures still around about the average for the time of year, nine to m celsius. we are going to get some milder weather for the weekend. there that is ridge of high pressure bringing that window of dry weather tomorrow, but the the fronts rush in, novice not finished with its rain. saturday brings the rain and southerly winds into central and western areas. gales accompanying it. may not get to the south and east until after dark. but then it maylinger into the second half of the weekend. for most