:00:09. > :00:14.This time yesterday, John Hammond was warning us that we were about
:00:14. > :00:19.to be put through the mill by the weather. Unfortunately, the weather
:00:19. > :00:24.lived up to all expectations and forecasts, as some of these
:00:24. > :00:29.pictures indicate. Just a flavour of what we had to endure. It was
:00:29. > :00:38.Scotland that bore the brunt of the most damaging and destructive
:00:38. > :00:42.conditions, wins over 100 mph. -- wind. It was not just Scotland
:00:42. > :00:46.taking a battering it, but parts of Northern Ireland and northern
:00:46. > :00:51.England. The culprit was this area of low pressure that is now
:00:51. > :00:56.starting to move away. The sting in its tail, it has opened the door to
:00:56. > :01:02.colder air flooding south. We still have not quite done with the strong
:01:02. > :01:08.wind, it is still very stormy. Even in the north of Scotland, slow
:01:08. > :01:16.improvement later in the night. As things turn clearer and quieter,
:01:16. > :01:22.our focus turns to ice. For Friday, particularly across northern parts
:01:22. > :01:28.of the UK, watch out for an icy start. Most of us will appreciate
:01:28. > :01:34.the lighter wind. An icy start in Scotland, and snow showers coming
:01:34. > :01:38.back to the far north-east. Take on reaching into parts of western
:01:39. > :01:48.Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England. Sleet and wet snow to
:01:48. > :01:53.lower levels. Further south, it is a dry start. Sunshine, but it is
:01:53. > :02:01.cold. The wind will continue to ease. Through the day, the
:02:01. > :02:05.weakening band of rain, sleet and hail snow moves out. To the north,
:02:05. > :02:14.sunshine. Still the age -- still the stone showers in north-east
:02:14. > :02:19.Scotland. A cold night on Friday. Widespread frost. The early on