:00:00. > 3:59:59turning bright as we head into the weekend. My colleague John Hammond
:00:00. > :00:00.will have your weekend. My colleague John Hammond
:00:00. > :00:00.will have your national details right now.
:00:07. > :00:12.Hello. Some of us had a nice day. Others of you will be wondering if
:00:13. > :00:17.the sun will ever shine again. It's been another cloudy and damp day
:00:18. > :00:20.across many parts of the country. No more so than across the heart of
:00:21. > :00:25.northern England, where, through the heart of the day, with persistent
:00:26. > :00:28.rain, temperatures were no higher than 11 degrees. Disappointing for
:00:29. > :00:33.the end of May, I'm sure you will agree. We emerged into sunshine
:00:34. > :00:37.across the Irish Sea. For western parts of Northern Ireland we reached
:00:38. > :00:41.the dizzy heights of 21 degrees. Even here, you are going to join in
:00:42. > :00:45.the phone later tonight, with the rain crossing the Irish Sea as I
:00:46. > :00:49.speak. It's turning damp, with heavy bursts of rain possible,
:00:50. > :00:53.particularly damp across northern Ireland and northern England. The
:00:54. > :00:57.cloud is lowering onto the hills, so reduced visibility later tonight,
:00:58. > :01:01.particularly on high-level routes. Temperatures staying in double
:01:02. > :01:08.figures. A very slow start tomorrow, damp and misty in many places. Slow
:01:09. > :01:10.improvements, but we will see some bright spells developing across
:01:11. > :01:15.certain areas. Also, across the North. In between, it is probably
:01:16. > :01:19.going to stay rather gloomy. Here's a snapshot in the mid-afternoon.
:01:20. > :01:23.Still dampness in northern England but not the persistent rain we have
:01:24. > :01:26.seen. Better chance of sunshine across the borders into Scotland.
:01:27. > :01:33.Not ruling out a shower, but plenty of fine weather. For Northern
:01:34. > :01:37.Ireland, a different day. Cooler, cloudy, damp, particularly to the
:01:38. > :01:41.east. 12 degrees in Belfast. For Wales, after a slow start, the skies
:01:42. > :01:45.will brighten and then the showers will get going. Across central and
:01:46. > :01:48.southern parts of the UK, be aware, there could be some nastier,
:01:49. > :01:51.slow-moving, heavy downpours. The focus through the afternoon across
:01:52. > :01:57.parts of the West Country, into the South Midlands. Some showers further
:01:58. > :02:01.east but they've might fade away late afternoon. Warmer than it has
:02:02. > :02:04.been in the brightness. That improvement continues into Friday.
:02:05. > :02:07.Fewer showers, still a few around across southern areas. Try elsewhere
:02:08. > :02:11.with the best of the sunshine further north across Scotland.
:02:12. > :02:15.Lighter wind. It will feel more comfortable for many. The weekend, a
:02:16. > :02:19.ridge of high pressure for a time, but only for a time. This front will
:02:20. > :02:23.be edging from the north-west. A lot of uncertainty about the timing for
:02:24. > :02:27.that. The best bet for fine weather is early this weekend, an increasing
:02:28. > :02:28.chance of rain spreading from the North West as we head through the
:02:29. > :02:30.second half of