few spots of rain left over here and towards the north west of the uk the weather is beginning to deteriorate. another band of rain starts to move its way and across scotland and you can see the rain working into western counties of northern ireland right now and that rain will continue to edge its way in over the next few hours but that still leaves large areas of wales, the north midlands, northern england, eastern scotland, with glorious weather and plenty of sunshine and for many of you it continues to be pretty mild. temperatures 14 17 for england and wales, about 12 13 for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures a bit closer to average for the time of year. overnight quite a bit of cloud, a few mist and fog patches, a few patches of light rain and drizzle here and there as well but not desperately cold, temperature is about 9 12. tomorrow, a changeable kind of weather day. this is a band of rain, cold front, that will be bringing wet weather across northern ireland,
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and lad baby bag the christmas numberi spot for a fifth time giving them more number one singles than the beatles. more than two hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada. and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts stretching from here on the canadian border all the way to florida. on airport runways planes have been replaced by de icing trucks. we re out here, period. i mean, we ll be out him until it stops snowing, really. ..leading to thousands of cancelled f
number one spot for a fifth time, giving them more christmas number ones than the beatles. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas, with the mid west enduring the lowest temperatures. the chill is also being felt on the gulf coastline, although areas in the far north east, like maine, and western states like california, nevada and arizona are escaping the this satellite image, from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system, with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the pic