orkney and shetland that band of rain sinking south. northern ireland, england and wales again a lot of cloud around similar to today. some drizzle across western areas and some breaks in the cloud for central and eastern areas. temperatures reaching a high of 17 degrees which is very high for this time of year. on friday the cold front pushes south and behind that the air turns a lot chillier. the weather front itself is weakening all the time. not much on it by friday afternoon. behind that the sunshine comes out but it starts to feel a lot cooler with those sunnier skies working into the afternoon. around eight degrees in aberdeen. further south temperatures coming down a few degrees as well so it starts to feel cooler. looking at the weather picture into the weekend, across the north east of the uk friday night is cold and even some patches of rust but on saturday another weather front is pushing some patches of rust but on saturday another weatherfront is pushing its way
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england where we could see temperatures peaking at 16, 17 degrees. generally around 10 13 c. this evening and overnight, cloud and rain sinking south and east preventing temperatures falling too far here. clearer skies and scattered showers in the north, temperatures around 11 5 . double figures in the south once again. we will start tomorrow on a cloudy, dull, damp note. taking time to clear away. dull, damp note. taking time to clearaway. brighter dull, damp note. taking time to clear away. brighter skies behind but gusty winds, severe gales perhaps in the far north west, driving in a rush of showers as we go through the day. temperatures generally 7 9. highest values, cooler and fresher, around 12 in the south. a really messy started the week and i am afraid, low pressure dominating, the wind direction, north, north westerly, driving in frequent showers, wintry on higher ground in scotland and northern ireland, hailand ground in scotland and northern ireland, hail and thun