some very big contrasts in our weather across the uk today. in the north, very cloudy from argyll and bute. rain bearing clouds, some of it spreading south was across the uk. in the south, it is actually a completely different story. we ve got a clear skies and you can see the clear weather across the south coast of england, east anglia and the south east, whereas here there is a weather front which, at the moment, it s pretty much crossing the irish sea, the worst of the weather around cumbria, lancashire, parts of northern wales. this is where it will be through the early afternoon. it has been such a dry end to the spring that this rainfall is welcome, particularly welcome in the south. the trouble is, even once the south. the trouble is, even once the rain does reach southern areas this evening and overnight, the weather front reigns itself out, so weather front reigns itself out, so we have spits and spots left. at the weekend isjust we have spits and spots left. at the weekend is