east quite quickly, with some showers coming into the north and west, but compared with this week, really it day. with temperatures back down to what they should be at this time of year. does it last? no. the weekend brings in this low pressure which is the remnants of storm martin which will bring wet and windy weather at times to us as well as some rather large waves on saturday night into sunday. saturday brings another land of rain eastwards, slowing down as it approaches the south and east. brighter weather following on behind. temperatures about average. because it is bonfire evening. are we going to get any dry weather? probably, between our weather front which is starting to clear away and the next a group of showers coming in. a rather unsettled picture this weekend, some large waves on saturday night and into sunday and some rather large amounts of rainfall potentially in the south and east once again. we will keep an eye on that. and that is it from the bbc news at
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Rest of the afternoon we still have outbreaks of rain, the rain likely to pep up at time, strong gusty winds as the front clears southwards and eastwards, brighter sky, the best of the sunshine is a lot further north, we a brisk north westerly wind, blowing down some showers is at time, the winds will strengthen in Northern Scotland as head towards the end of the day. Temperatures behind the Weather Front between nine and 1a but that milder air lingers on, front between nine and 1a but that milderair lingers on, 21 in front between nine and 1a but that milder air lingers on, 21 in east england a the south east of england. We may see heavy downpours during the evening rush hour but the Weather Front clears southwards and eastwards. Showers for the north and west and feeling chillier for many too, temperatures dropping to between low and single figures for many, so a colder start to saturday. On saturday, low pressure is across scandinavia, High Pressure in the west, gales in the far nor
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