11/04/2014 BBC Weather

Largely dry, elsewhere across the UK, Alex Deakin has the National

forecast for you. Good night. Good evening. This weekend should be

a little brighter than last weekend. Most of us will see spells of

sunshine. Across northern Britain as well as any sunshine there will be a

brisk breeze developing some rain. In the south, generally it should

stay dry with spells of sunshine. In the South at the moment we have

largely clear skies. Hence another cold night. Further north, the wind

is increasing and the cloud bringing persistent rain across western

Scotland. The breeze, rain and cloud keeping it miles. In the south

again, five - six, in towns and cities. In rural areas, not far off

freezing. A chilly start to the weekend. Generally sunny across the

south. It will cloud over through the day but we should hang on to

sunny spells across East Anglia and the south-east. The sun has got some

power in it, it will start to lift the temperatures. By 9am the cloud

is thickening across North Wales and north-west England. Rain will spread

its way south across Scotland and Northern Ireland. There could be

heavy bursts. The far north-west turns drier but showers will follow

one. A strong wind accompanying the rain, which will dribble into

northern England and North Wales. It tends to fizzle out. Nevertheless,

it will turn down from northern England and North Wales and maybe

spots of rain into the Midlands by the afternoon. Most Southern

counties stay dry. We could see temperatures into the mid teens

more typically 11 or 12 Celsius The line of rain as it pushes south and

fizzles out is this cold front, which works its way from the

south-east in the early hours. It is a cold front. The air behind it is

colder. It will be fresh, waiting for the start of the marathon. It

should be dry with light winds. Pretty good if you are going all to

watch. It might start to get a bit too warm by the middle of the

afternoon for the later finishes. The winds will be like across the

South on Sunday. Further north, a brisk wind.

Chilly on Sunday night. We go into Easter week, largely dry with sunny

spells for most. Gardeners, do not planned