mostly dry for most. saturday is dry but we could have some patchy rain in the north west on easter sunday. it s looking at the moment like widely it will be wetter on easter monday. but look at that lovely sunshine. thank you. it s the holidays and you might be thinking of taking your dog out for a long countryside walk but with lambing season upon us, farmers are asking people to take extra care. the number of dog attacks on livestock has risen in the last few years and it s a growing concern for the industry ben s on a farm in buckinghamshire to find out more. gorgeous time of year, look at them. it really is, a gorgeous morning here on the farm in buckinghamshire. this noisy lot have just seen the bag of feed which is why they are so excited. this is a farm where at the
generally cloudy skies, wins quite light. a few more showers. temperatures may be only six or seven degrees but it will get colder into next week. that arctic wind is going to come down, will feel really cold in the wind as well. the risk of snow and ice as well. cold air arriving behind his band of wet weather which is moving southwards on sunday night into monday, and it will bring a mixture of rain, sleet and snow particularly over the hills. backtracks slowly southwards. to the south, temperatures could be nine degrees, but further north we see colder air arriving and the snow falling to lower levels as well. tuesday, the whether front across southern parts of england, patchy rain across england. sunshine, more snow showers across northern and eastern coastal areas and the temperatures would be four or five degrees typically on the thermometer. if you are out in a northerly wind, it will feel quite a
patchy rain around. so need to start the morning. the clearer skies will impact on the temperature. a frosty start for many. there are conditions working their way into the north east of scotland as this area of rain works its way south. fairly well fragmented. patchy rain. all thatis well fragmented. patchy rain. all that is shifting south. notice how the cloud starts to break up. into the cloud starts to break up. into the afternoon, a lot more sunshine in north wales, the midlands, the north of england and scotland. takes longer. parts of northern ireland staying cloudy after the sunny start in seven counties. the northerly breeze which will be quite brisk on the north eastern coast. temperatures up a bit on yesterday. it will probably feel cooler. this evening and overnight the skies were clear across the south. 0ne evening and overnight the skies were clear across the south. one or two
sided vehicles on trans pennine routes that could make conditions very difficult. as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing. this band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain seeking south. petisco is flung behind but more rain in northern ireland and saw the shares will be wintry over higher ground. it will be more chilly for the south, another very mild day. heading into saturday, we see the next area of low pressure, that will bring some outbreaks of rain. clearing quite quickly eastwards during saturday morning. still some snow for over higher ground. fairly large amounts of cloud, may be some further outbreaks of patchy rain, but some sunny spells, temperatures ranging from eight celsius in aberdeen to 15 in norwich, another mild day for most. saturday into sunday, briefly this ridge of high pressure giving a drier interlude but this next weather system this time feeding rain into scotland, some snow over
but a chilly night in the north of scotland with a touch of frost and some ice around. that takes it into a sunny saturday here. still lots of clouds for southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england, patchy rain, lots of cloud for the south of england, where it will be a breezy day, particularly around the english channel, but many will see the sun break through and still seeing temperatures well above normal. this is bbc news. i m frankie mccamley. the headlines: a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison for spying for russia. the prime minister holds talks with northern ireland s political parties, with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on post brexit trade arrangements could soon be agreed. the royal college of nursing warns there will be a significant impact on the nhs when members in england stage a 48 hour strike on 1st march.