milderfor england and skies developing today. and also milder for england and wales than it has been recently. across scotland and northern ireland things are going to be changing because we have wind and rain approaching. that is courtesy of a weather front which is piling in from the north west. quite windy conditions as well. further south high pressure still dominating the weather so for the rest of this afternoon across england and wales we have sunshine breaking through. still some cloud drifting around was the channel islands in particular. further north the rain moving in and the wind strengthening up to around 50 miles an hour across northern scotland this afternoon, even stronger overnight. temperatures still mild for this time of year, eight, i! still mild for this time of year, eight, 11 degrees. then this evening the rain slowly clears from scotland and northern ireland arriving across parts of england and overnight but severe gales developing for the likes of or
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northern and western scotland and northern ireland, the odd bit for western england and wales on higher ground but most areas will state largely dry. the breeze picks up in the north light in the south, and temperatures are pretty high for this time of year overnight, 7 9 .8 mild and cloudy start tomorrow, some spots open drizzle in northern and western areas. it might push into northern england and wales but i m hopeful of more breaks in the cloud to allow for more sunny spells in the afternoon but change is afoot further north and west of scotland, also in northern ireland with a cold front moving down, bringing wetter and windier weather, gale force winds in excess of 50 mph in the far north west but a blustery day for all of us tomorrow. double figure values across the board, turning colder behind this front as it suggests that the cold air sinks southwards across the country on thursday night and by friday morning it will be across the south east of england a wet start a