brief weather window, but not for long. that dry spell for many today, replaced by wetter weather over the weekend particularly tomorrow, then showers follow, some of the wettest weather perhaps wales and the southwest. that s where the met office have won it out for further concerns for flooding but ahead of that at least we ve had drier weather, hazy sunshine for the rest of the day but it time the rain is gathering, light and patchy to start with but you can see waiting in the wings something more significant. it s still relatively mild, average is around 6 7 this time of year and temperatures won t drop below much of that tonight but the rain, once it arrives, its stock for 6 10 hours. it looks set to clear from northern ireland later in the night, temperatures dip back to 7 degrees but for most it sits a mild night and rather grey and dreary start to our saturday. it might be a while before the rain reaches the far south east and east anglia but for most of us if it s no
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temperatures on a par with saturday and perhaps a smidgen lower by a degree or so but feeling pressure. as for the weekend a drier period of weather on monday with a ridge of high pressure but the rain and wind is back by tuesday and the warnings on the website.
then as we head through to sunday, that low pressure closes in further. so the winds strengthen once again and the weather fronts are close by. so some question marks as to how quickly our rain will clear southern and eastern areas. but there ll be a real rash of showers following on behind heavy showers with thunder, with hail, just about cold enough over the tops of the mountains in the north for a smattering of snow, but nothing untoward forjanuary. but as i say, it s a windy day for all, and particularly so around those showers. temperatures on a par with those of saturday, just perhaps a smidgen lower by a degree or so and so feeling a little bit fresher. as for the week ahead, perhaps a drier period of weather on monday with a ridge of high pressure. but the rain and the wind back by tuesday. the warnings are on the website.
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