of us. ahead of that a band of rain, some of that heavy, accompanied by squally, gusty winds but for much of england and wales this afternoon there will be some bright eclipses. the winds really starting to strengthen particularly in western scotland. those were the wind gusts and these are the temperatures, 9-14 , and these are the temperatures, 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. 9 11; , above where we should be in earlyjanuary. as 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. as we go into this evening this band of rain, this active weather front, will push southwards and eastwards with squally winds and as the low passes to the north west of scotland there will be some really strong winds, gusts of 60 70 mph for exposed western parts and strong winds funnelling through the central belt for a time. it s going to be a mild night generally, 6 10 the minimum temperatures. tomorrow, a plus to restart particularly in scotland where there will be some showers
particular turning more cloudy with spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that arrives after dark. another mild day though tomorrow, south westerly breezes and temperatures reaching 12 degrees. into the weekend, staying very windy, strong winds to come this weekend, pushing in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the wind is wind is picking up through the irish sea into scotland, lots of showers coming into western areas and some sunshine as well. those temperatures up to 12 degrees. we looked at low pressure heading toward scotland right now. into the weekend in some rain from time to time. that rain sweeping eastwards during friday night into saturday, struggling to clear away from the south east. the wind is picking up through the irish sea into scotland, lots of showers coming into western areas and some sunshine as well. those temperatures up to 12 degrees. we looked at low pressure
hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything that mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temperatures so low, getting stranded can be life threatening, as residents of midwestern states know well. don t
for as long as it takes. and, temperatures in japan are at the highest in nearly 150 years. now fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hong kong is marking 25 years since britain handed over control of the territory to china. xijinping, china s president, has been in the city to celebrate the event. this was the scene at the railway station as mr xi arrived. he was greeted by the outgoing chief executive carrie lam, who he credits for stopping what he called chaos and violence in the territory. her time in office saw the erosion of civil liberties and the crushing of huge pro democracy protests. speaking ahead of the anniversary, the british prime minister, borisjohnson, accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. on the 25th anniversary of the handover, we simply cannot avoid the fact that, for some time now, beijing has been failing to comply with its obligations. it is a state of affairs that threatens bot
as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. and, temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly a 150 years, in nearly 150 years, amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe the biden administration has condemned a supreme court ruling which curbs the us government s power to limit carbon emissions from coal fired power stations, calling it a devastating decision. all six members of the conservative majority in the supreme court backed the landmark ruling, which marks a victory for the coal industry. the case was brought on behalf of mostly republican led states which were worried that they d be forced to move away from using coal to cleaner sources of energy. from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of t