be a few inches. falling on saturated ground. this will exacerbate any flooding issues. we can see the extent of the rain moving east. the northern half of scotland staying cold with a few wintry showers. mild further south where we have the wind and rain. very blustery, wet morning for saturday. that rain should slowly clear away and the brighter skies across the north and west will eventually wind out. then showers, wintry on the hills across scotland. increasingly turning colder in the north and west. we just hold on to the dregs of the milder air in the south west but we can see the cold air went out for part two of the weekend. northerly winds, these fronts enhancing shower activity. one frontier bringing showers to northern ireland and wales, perhaps into central south western parts of the country. wintry showers affecting the north of scotland exposing the northerly wind. quite a bit of sunshine abound on sunday but the temperatures you will notice, 3-8. the temperatur
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hint of things to come. this high pressure will build across the uk and much of europe throughout next week, and with that it brings a warm atmosphere, with rising temperatures and hot air spreading from the south. mid to high 30s across france, at least low 30s in southern parts of the uk, and in the north it will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotterweather on will turn very warm as well. so, yes, hotter weather on the way, and it stays predominantly dry. and that s bbc news at six on friday 5th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a good evening. welcome to sportsday, i m jane dougall live from birmingham as we bring you another day of medals for the home nations. the law won a second diving gold forjack, along with his england partner, ant harding. a shock go
Sheffield, the mist and fog quite extensive in places across northern and eastern areas of england in particular, but not quite so much of an issue overnight tonight and for the next few days. In fact, that is mostly because the winds are set to pick up. It will be quite unsettled, more heavy downpours of rain for many of us as well. Looking at the rainfall chart yet again you can see the rainfall will be quite extensive over the next few days. Not so much for Western Scotland but the area of most concern again, eastern scotland, another 50 100 millimetres of rain over high ground. The ground is of course already saturated. A constant stream of the Shower Speeding through on an easterly wind. Eastern areas of Northern Ireland, heavy, thundery downpours here, maybe some flashes of lightning could cause problems later. Showers elsewhere across england and wales. More sunshine emerging from the south by the end of the day, temperatures for most a little lower than they were yesterday, 10