morning it is all change with a southerly wind and temperatures on the rise. that could cause some problems as we head towards christmas. more on that in a minute. this area of low pressure is out in the atlantic driving in the milder air. already some outbreaks of rain coming in so northern ireland, western scotland and northern england and wales is where the wetter weather and beautiful early morning sunshine unfortunately now being eroded. in terms of the view of the weather it is still quite cold this afternoon. only around 2 degrees, 6 degrees but already something a little bit milder out to the west. overnight we could have some icy stretches across north east scotland. but i milder start to tomorrow morning, potentially double digits to northern ireland and into cornwall. low pressure still sitting in the atlantic spilling weather fronts across us so it could be fairly erratic during the day on thursday. northern ireland and scotland seen the heaviest of any rain. and
the cloud will still be thick enough here and therefore some spots of drizzle. not particularly windy, wherever you are. at across the south west of the channel islands, there is a wee bit more of a breeze. in temperatures today ranging from fourin in temperatures today ranging from four in aberdeen, to about eight as we move towards plymouth. through this evening will be further holes in the cloud. this is where we will see some frost form, and also some patchy fog. and by the end of the night, a week where the front will be coming in across the far north of scotland, introducing some patchy rain, especially across shetland. temperatures falling away in towns and cities, between two and 6 degrees. tomorrow, we start off with some frost. the patchy fog slowly lifting. a brighter day cottingley done wales, but still pretty cloudy across northern ireland and scotland. in england and wales was not a top temperature of nine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the governme
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